United States v. Ray & Schultz
Decision Date | 31 October 1921 |
Docket Number | 7448. |
Citation | 275 F. 1004 |
Parties | UNITED STATES v. RAY & SCHULTZ. |
Court | U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Michigan |
Stein McClear & Sarbaugh, of Detroit, Mich., for petitioner.
John E Kinnane, of Bay City, Mich., U.S. Dist. Atty.
This is a petition by the above-named defendant, praying for an order for the return of certain liquor alleged to have been seized upon a search warrant improperly and unlawfully issued, in violation of the rights of petitioner under the federal Constitution. It is charged that the District Attorney for this district proposes to use said liquor at the trial of the petitioner in this cause in violation of said constitutional rights. It is alleged that the search warrant in question was insufficient and void for various reasons mentioned in the petition and discussed in the brief filed on behalf of petitioner.
The principal ground upon which the validity of such search warrant is challenged is that it was not issued upon probable cause, in that the affidavit in support thereof did not allege the necessary jurisdictional facts. The question presented is whether such affidavit was sufficient in law to justify the issuance of said search warrant. The affidavit referred to was in the following language:
The Fourth Amendment to the federal Constitution is as follows:
'The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.'
Section 25 of title 2 of the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 315) contains the following provision:
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