Lewis L. Wayne v. United States

It is hard for me to disregard the conduct and consider the rights of an unlicensed1 drunken doctor who seems to have bungled his work and killed his patient.

Since Judge Burger thinks the police entered Wayne’s apartment legally and I think they entered illegally, while Judge Washington does not reach this question, it is not decided. Judge Washington and Judge Burger think the coroner’s testimony was rightly admitted and therefore affirm the conviction. I disagree.

Before a previous trial, Judge Pine-held a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence. Officer Dixon testified that his police…