United States v. Williams

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a jury conviction of willfully and knowingly possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) raises three issues. The district court overruled, after conducting a hearing thereon, the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained in a warrantless search of an automobile he was operating at the time of his arrest. Defendant contends that there was no probable cause for his arrest and that the ensuing search of the vehicle violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

The record discloses that about one hour before he made the…