United States v. Pierce

McNAMEE, District Judge.

In a trial to the court without a jury the defendant was convicted of the charge of making an unlawful purchase of ten ounces of heroin in violation of Title 26 U.S.C.A. § 2553. Police officers who searched the defendant’s traveling bag without a warrant, found therein ten glassine envelopes each of which contained approximately one ounce of heroin. The search was made shortly after and incident to the arrest of the defendant without a warrant at about 5:45 a. m., November 5, 1953, in the Cleveland Union Terminal. The defendant was arrested upon his arrival by train…