Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit July 20, 1922, No. 1947 (Kanellos v. United States)

lead-opinion

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Louis Kanellos, was convicted of having in his possession and transporting intoxicating liquor. The conviction rested entirely on the evidence of a state constable; who testified that without a search warrant and against defendant’s protest he searched the pockets of defendant’s automobile and found two quarts of whisky.