UNITED STATES v. HALL

No. 76-4501.

565 F.2d 917 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Wayne HALL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee A. Chagra, Joseph S. Chagra, El Paso, Tex., Robert H. Crawford, Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

Jamie C. Boyd, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Stanley Serwatka, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Melvin Wayne Hall was tried by a jury, found guilty, and convicted of possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). On this appeal he contends that the evidence introduced at trial was procured through an unlawful search of the vehicle in which he was traveling. We find the police procedures challenged to be reasonable in the circumstances, and affirm the conviction.

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