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OVERTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15151.

275 F.2d 897 (1960)

Jessie OVERTON, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Sydney M. Cone, III, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) for appellant. Mr. Robert C. Barnard, Washington, D. C., (also appointed by this Court) was on the brief for appellant.

Mr. Donald S. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice REED, retired, and WILBUR K. MILLER and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Under the authority of a search warrant, police officers went to the door of appellant's apartment and sought admission. According to their testimony, she asked them to wait a minute, then admitted them and told them they were too late, as she had "put the heroin down the sink;" that she had just sold capsules to one of the persons present, but had also put those down the drain. The officers said they discovered four empty gelatin capsules in a glassine...

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