United States v. Edward Hurse

This case involves an appeal from a conviction, upon a jury verdict, of guilty to a charge of possession of an unregistered shotgun, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d), 5871 (1970). Prior to his trial, appellant filed a motion to suppress, pertaining to a shotgun seized by the police, on the ground that the police lacked probable cause to make an entry into appellant’s quarters to arrest him, the arrest having taken place without a warrant. During the suppression hearing, the police testified that a reliable informant had delivered to them heroin allegedly purchased from appellant; the…