United States v. Solomon

BREWSTER, District Judge.

Upon the motion of the defendants Zinno and Drago to declare a search and seizure illegal and to suppress evidence obtained thereby, evidence was received establishing the following facts:

These defendants occupied, as lessees, a shed or outbuilding detached and situated about 75 feet from a dwelling house on a farm in Lawrence, Mass. They did not reside on-the premises. They had set up and were operating in the leased building a redistilling plant.

On the morning of the 30th day of March, 1929, a federal prohibition agent, upon information received by him, went to- the…