Price v. United States

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellants were convicted by the court, sitting without a jury, for violation of a statute which prohibits the possession of tickets, certificates, etc., designed for the purpose of conducting a lottery. 1 They base this appeal on the contention that their arrest, which was made without a warrant, was illegal because made without probable cause and therefore the trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence taken from them at the time of their arrest.

The arresting officer testified that about two months prior to the arrest he had had a conversation with…