United States v. Blackman

PINE, Chief Judge.

This is a motion to suppress evidence seized at the time of defendants’ arrest. They contend that the arrest was illegal, and that the evidence taken should, therefore, be suppressed.

On the hearing on the motion to suppress, evidence was taken and the following facts adduced: During December 1959 and January 1960 a series of larcenies had been committed in apartment houses in the area of Silver Spring, Maryland, which is adjacent to the District of Columbia. The most recent report of a larceny of this character was made to the Maryland police on January 14, 1960. These…