Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Eugene Gravitt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1974No. 72-3163PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This ease involves the constitutionality of a warrantless search of an automobile. The defendant-appellant, Jerry Gravitt, was convicted on three counts of transporting firearms and ammunition in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (l)-(2). We affirm.
I
Jerry Gravitt and his two brothers, Ronnie and Eddie, were arrested outside a lounge in Panama City Beach, Florida, early in the morning on May 15, 1971. The police briefly searched the men at the time of their arrest, and found six .38-caliber revolver shells in one of the defendant’s pockets. At the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by72 opinions
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