Travers v. United States

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted by the court, sitting without a jury, of possessing a blackjack. 1 This appeal claims error in the refusal of the trial judge to grant appellant’s motion to suppress the weapon on the ground that it was obtained through an illegal search and seizure. The circumstances surrounding the procurement of this evidence were as follows:

Appellant was observed by two police officers at 4:30 a. m. operating an automobile at a high rate of speed. The officers turned on their red light and siren and gave chase. Appellant increased his speed, made several…