Gallimore v. State

This is a conviction of transporting, with a fine of $100 and a jail sentence of six months. As Gallimore drove into Martin, Tennessee, from Fulton, Kentucky, some dozen miles away, he was stopped and his car searched by a police officer of Martin and a deputy sheriff of the County and found to be transporting a large quantity of liquor. He complained only that the testimony of the officers should have been excluded because obtained as the result of an unlawful search. The State relies on (1) a search warrant and (2') a lawful arrest on reasonable information of a felony.

The sole complaint of…