Legal Opinion
United States v. Botelho
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided June 29, 1973No. Crim. 13126PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SAMUEL P. KING, District Judge.
Defendant is charged with possession of an unregistered firearm — a sawed-off shotgun- — in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (Supp.1973). The shotgun was taken from defendant’s bedroom on July 15, 1972, during a warrantless police search authorized by the nonresident owner of the premises.
On March 16, 1973, defendant moved to suppress the shotgun as evidence on the ground that it was seized in violation of his Fourth Amendment right to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. This motion was heard and denied on May 8, 1973. Thereafter…
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