Legal Opinion

United States v. Salvatore Castellana, A/K/A Sam Castellana

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 6, 1974No. 73-2259PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals from suppression1 of two answers and four pistols as evidence in Castellana’s trial *326for possessing, as a convicted felon, firearms transported in interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a). In main, we reverse.

On August 4, 1972, Castellana was running a drive-in grocery in Tampa, Florida, on premises comprising a main business room about twenty by forty feet in area with an eight by ten office in the rear and another back room. Suspecting gambling there, F.B.I. agents obtained valid search warrants for the store and for Castellana’s person.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Gustafson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Orozco v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. United States v. Dennis Dayton HoltCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  2. Burley Clifton Harryman v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. United States v. Wayne Garfield Brookins, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Merle Ellis OwensCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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