WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 3-1277A330.

397 N.E.2d 1088 (1979)

James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

December 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Leonard, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Kenneth R. Stamm, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HOFFMAN, Judge.

In a trial to the court, Williams was found guilty of the unlawful possession of heroin and sentenced to a term of five years in prison. The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred when it overruled Williams' motion to suppress the heroin as the fruit of an illegal search.

On February 8, 1974, at approximately 9:00 P.M., six police officers went to the residence of Williams and one Beverly Smith in order to serve...

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