United States v. Betz

McCREE, District Judge.

On December 14, 1961, this court issued a warrant for the search of premises known as 21212 Masonic Street, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, which premises were the residence of Edward Betz. The warrant was executed on the same day, and various articles including gambling paraphernalia were seized and removed from the premises.

Betz, who now stands indicted for evasion of federal gambling taxes, has petitioned the court to quash the warrant and to suppress the evidence obtained by the search. He urges that the affidavit in support of the warrant was insufficient to establish…