United States v. Napoleon Maryland, Jr.

Appellant was convicted below of one count of passing counterfeit note with intent to defraud in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 472 and of one count of knowingly possessing five counterfeit notes with intent to defraud in violation of the same statute. On appeal he argues that the district court erred in admitting five counterfeit bills as evidence against him on the possession count because the bills were obtained by an unlawful search. We affirm.

On the evening of April 4, 1969, a deputy of the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Department received in his patrol car a radio request from the Ouachita…