Johnny Rayford Williams v. United States

McRAE, District Judge:

On the morning of February 1, 1963, Johnny Rayford Williams was under surveillance by several federal postal inspectors because he was suspected of stealing United States Treasury checks from the mails. The inspectors followed Williams from 6:30 A.M., when he left his house, until approximately 8:30 A.M., when he pulled his car over to the curb in front of a drug store. Williams then called to a passing school child and, after talking to the child for a moment, produced what appeared to be a magazine, which he opened up and placed on the top of the car. The youth wrote…