Smith v. State

A policeman of the city of Memphis, on regular duty about 9 o’clock at night, saw an automobile parked in an alley, fifteen or twenty feet from the margin of a street. There were some houses, occupied by negroes, fronting on this alley, but it does not appear that the automobile was in front of any house or dwelling.

The policeman approached .the automobile and threw his flash light on it. The light disclosed several tin cans of ’ five gallons capacity, and also disclosed that the cushion of the rear seat was so disarranged as to make it appear that something was concealed under it. The…