State v. Pilon

Acting on a “tip” that the respondent was on the road with intoxicating liquor in his car, the chief of police of the city of St. Albans went to a place outside that city and waited for him. When his car approached, the officer stopped it; and, without a warrant or other precept, he searched the ear and found a small bottle of liquor in it. Then, noticing a bulging of the respondent’s coat, he searched him and found and seized several bottles of liquor that were in the pockets of his clothing. Thereupon, he arrested the respondent and a complaint was brought against him for unlawful…