Fourth Amendment Commons^™

Constitutional Law—Unreasonable Search And Seizure, Jack J. Lobdell

Washington Law Review

A member of the Metropolitan Police of Washington, D.C. entered the hotel room of A and B for the purpose of subjecting it to a search. A and B were absent and no search warrant had been obtained. Narcotics, which had been stored there by D without knowledge of A or B, were found and later turned over to a federal agent. D was arrested and convicted of violating federal narcotics laws. 43 Stat. 328, 26 U.S.C. § 2553(a) (1924) ; 43 Stat. 657, 21 U.S.C. § 174 (1924). Prior to trial, D moved to suppress the use, as evidence, …