United States v. Horace E. Lee, (Two Cases)

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lee was found guilty of armed robbery, 1 assault on a police officer while armed with a dangerous weapon, 2 and assault with a dangerous weapon upon one Harry Loss, 3 a clerk at the motel that was robbed. All offenses were committed on June 15, 1971. The principal issues argued on appeal question the admissibility of two items of evidence: First, a wallet belonging to one Wooley, the hold-up man in the robbery, which was found and seized in a warrantless search of appellant’s automobile. Second, evidence admitted on cross-examination that appellant had…