Gatewood v. United States

*790WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.'

The trial judge, sitting without a jury, found Daniel Gatewood guilty of' violating penal statutes concerning nar-' cotics. On this appeal, the ultimate - question is whether the police had illegally entered Gatewood’s apartment ’ when they seized therein, the evidence which became the basis of his conviction.

In a somewhat unusual manner, the charge against Gatewood grew out of an unrelated charge against another. • Elizabeth Williams was under indictment in the District of Columbia for a narcotics violation. Because she had apparently “jumped bail,” a . bench…