United States v. Sievers

BREWSTER, District Judge.

In this case the defendant was indicted for the illegal possession of liquor, and before trial he moved that all evidence, liquors, or other property obtained under and by virtue of a search warrant be excluded from the trial on the ground that the search was illegal, and he also prays that the court order a return of the liquors taken by the prohibition officers at the time of such illegal search.

The warrant authorized the officers to search the Highland Hotel, situated on Hillman street in Springfield, the premises of the defendant. The liquor seized was found in a…