United States v. Roma

BREWSTER, District Judge.

Motion to quash search warrant and suppress evidence obtained as a result of search and seizure in a garage occupied by the defendant.

The sole question relates to the sufficiency of the affidavit of the prohibition agent, upon whieh affidavit the search warrant was issued. It was as follows:

“Hall on oath says that on July 17,1926, he went to said premises, and, while standing at the front entrance of said garage, he detected a strong odor of alcohol coming therefrom; that he has been a federal prohibition agent for three and a half years and is familiar with -the odor…