Legal Opinion

J. M. Sasser v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 7, 1956No. 19-30353PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge.

Our questions are rather narrow ones. A United States Commissioner issued a search warrant specifically describing a barn on appellant’s farm in Gadsden County, Florida, and reciting belief of the maker of the affidavit on which the warrant was issued that moonshine liquor was concealed in the barn. The search warrant commanded the search of “the (place and other outbuildings) named for the property specified.”

Three or four officers with the search warrant went to the appellant’s farm before sunrise on November 16, 1954. He was told they had a search warrant and it was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re FriedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  2. Willie A. Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  4. Distefano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  5. United States v. MartinDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1929

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard T. Gosser, United States of America v. Donald J. Pinciotti, United States of America v. Ted MaisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  2. United States v. Angel Alfredo VigoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. ThomasDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1963
  4. United States v. FordDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
  5. United States v. CurwoodDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1972

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