Cannon v. United States

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Four defendants were charged in four counts with unlawful transactions in respect of marihuana. Count one charged a conspiracy to import marihuana, count two its unlawful importation, count three its unlawful receipt and concealment after importation, and count four its unlawful acquisition within the United States.

Defendant Cannon’s motion to suppress the evidence as to the search by customs officers of an automobile, in which they suspected marihuana was being carried and its seizure by them, and the motions of all the defendants, to require the Government to elect…