Brinegar v. United States

Brinegar was convicted of importing intoxicating liquor into Oklahoma from Missouri in violation of the federal statute which forbids such importation contrary to the laws of any state.1 His conviction was based in *162part on the use in evidence against him of liquor seized from his automobile in the course of the alleged unlawful importation.

Prior to the trial Brinegar moved to suppress this evidence as having been secured through an unlawful search and seizure.2 The motion was denied, as was a renewal of the objection at the trial.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, 165 F. 2d 512,…