UNITED STATES v. POPPITT

Cr. A. Nos. 1554, 1556.

227 F.Supp. 73 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Alfred J. POPPITT and Veronica R. Poppitt, Defendants.

United States District Court D. Delaware.

March 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Wier, Jr., Asst. U. S., Atty., Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

James F. Kelleher, Wilmington, Del., for defendants.


STEEL, District Judge.

The question for decision is whether property seized by federal officers under a federal search warrant can be used against defendants in a federal court trial for the violation of a federal statute.

Defendants Alfred and Veronica Poppitt, husband and wife, were charged by separate informations with the commission of a misdemeanor, i. e. accepting wagers without paying the special tax required by 26 U.S.C. § 4411, in violation of...

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