United States v. Harold David Jordon

This is an appeal by the Government from the granting of Appellee’s motion to suppress the introduction of a shotgun seized from his truck. Appellee was charged with violating 26 U.S.C. sections 5861(d) and 5871 (1970), for possession of an unregistered firearm, and 26 U.S.C. sections 5861(j) and 5871 (1970), for interstate transportation of an unregistered firearm. After granting the motion to suppress, the District Court dismissed the indictments against Appellee.

On the afternoon of January 27, 1974, the Police Department of Louisa, Kentucky received a telephone call from a woman who…