U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1970

United States v. Thomas Ervin Jones

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided April 8, 1970 · Haynsworth, Sobeloff, Butzner

423 F.2d 1196; 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9891 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Irvin B. Tucker, Jr., for appellant., William L. Osteen, U. S. Atty. (J. Howard Coble, Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief) for appellee.

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Thomas E. Jones, convicted of violating revenue laws relating to whiskey, *1197 26 U.S.C. §§ 5601(a) (12) and 5604(a) (1), complains that untaxed whiskey he was hauling was illegally seized. We find no error. Information from a reliable informer coupled with the officers’ observations established probable cause for Jones’ arrest and the search that accompanied it.

Affirmed.

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