Legal Opinion

Eugene Thomas v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 27, 1967No. 23700PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant was convicted of a violation of Section 5811, Title 26 U.S.C. 1 The sentence was to two years imprisonment, to run consecutively to the ten year sentence imposed in No. 23,289, this day affirmed.

The sawed off shotgun was produced as the result of a search of appellant’s home. The District Court denied a timely motion to suppress this evidence. The appellant says that the search warrant was invalid and the search was unreasonable. This is the sole issue on this appeal. The judgment of conviction will be reversed.

Our duty in regard to the validity of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Stanford v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. AverellDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1969
  2. United States v. Jack Warledo, Johnson Warledo, Thomas Lee Ahaisse, Gary Larney and Meredith Malcolm QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  3. United States v. James Louis ReidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Kent "Frenchy" Brouillette and Joan Lee Clemens, A/K/A Joan ShippCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Jerry M. Hughes and David HoyleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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