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State v. Durrell

Citations

  • 305 A.2d 104
  • 111 R.I. 582
  • 1973 R.I. LEXIS 1249

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  • officer’s observation of brass pipe, which he knew from experience was frequently used for smoking marijuana, provided probable cause for arrest
  • defendant’s possession of a brass pipe which the officer knew from his experience and training was used for the purpose of smoking marijuana provided probable cause to seize the evidence
  • defendant's possession of a brass pipe which the officer knew from his experience and training was used for the purpose of smoking marijuana provided probable cause to seize the evidence
  • youth had a brass pipe and the officer testified “he knew from experience as a police officer that the pipe was a device frequently used for the smoking of marijuana and that he had acquired knowledge of this fact in the course of his training as a policeman”
  • youth had a brass pipe and the officer testified \he knew from experience as a police officer that the pipe was a device frequently used for the smoking of marijuana and that he had acquired knowledge of this fact in the course of his training as a policeman\
  • brass pipe frequently used for smoking marijuana

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Judges: Roberts, Paolino, Powers, Kelleher, Joslin, Doris

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