United States v. Jensen

GARVIN, District Judge.

This is a motion for an order directing the Federal Prohibition Director to turn qver 1,500 bottles of Sherwood rye whisky to the defendant Shannon, who with four others was arrested and was later discharged after a hearing before one of the United States commissioners. The commissioner has made an order directing the return of this property. It does not appear to be questioned that the seizure was unlawful. The moving papers set forth that the defendant Shannon was in possession of this whisky, and that after the commissioner made an order directing its return the…