United States v. Greenhead, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

It seems unfortunate indeed that an already overburdened United States District Judge (See: Brown v. Heinze, D.C., 248 F.Supp. 293 ) should have to spend the time and effort that I have had to spend in performing a single phase of the last rites of five wild ducks who had the misfortune to fly into the line of fire of a “sportsman” (Used advisedly, because no one thus far has asserted that the ducks were legally taken.). More than 2,000 years ago it was observed that “What is one man’s meat is another man’s rank poison,” so I must assume that I have somewhere lost my sense of perspective. The case being before me, I propose to do my duty to the best of my ability.

The purpose of this proceeding is to suppress, as evidence, under Rule 41(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the five dead ducks previously mentioned. Evidence has been taken on two separate days, I have visited the scene of the alleged offense or sporting event (depending on how you look at snuffing out the lives of five wild ducks without benefit of stamp or license), counsel for each party has provided me with learned memoranda, and after a thorough consideration of all matters…