United States v. Lynwood Long

GORDON, District Judge:

The appellant was convicted by the federal district court of violating 18 U. S.C. § 1952 and 22 D.C.Code §§ 1501, 1502, and 1503, all of which prohibit the operation of co-called “numbers games”. His conviction followed the denial of a motion to suppress certain evidence seized from the apartment of one Russ J. Cecchini by an F.B.I. agent possessing a search warrant issued by a United States magistrate.

The issue on appeal is a narrow one; we must determine whether the trial court was correct in finding that the affidavit in support of the search warrant was sufficient…