United States v. Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1971-04-06

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RONEY, Circuit Judge: Albert Edwards was convicted in a non-jury trial of unlawfully possessing and transporting non-tax paid whiskey. 26 U.S.C. 5205(a) (2) and 5604(a). The sole question on this appeal is whether the District Court improperly denied a motion to suppress evidence of the three 5-gallon containers of whiskey found in the trunk of defendant’s automobile. Holding the search of the automobile trunk and the seizur…

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