U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1971

United States v. Geraldine Hubbard

United States v. Geraldine Hubbard
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided January 15, 1971 · Chambers, Ely, Kilkenny, Per Curiam
435 F.2d 1311 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Geraldine Hubbard

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction is affirmed.

The main question is: Did the arresting officer have probable cause to make an arrest for a narcotics offense which arrest was followed by a search of Hubbard’s pocketbook? The product of the search clinched the case.

If the officer was believed (and he evidently was), there was probable cause. One might question his story, but we cannot say it was inherently improbable.

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