· 1/31/2003
United States v. Berend Schaafsma, Jr.
Citations
- 318 F.3d 718
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 1661
- 2003 WL 202572
How courts have described this case
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- finding that a statement implicating the defendant, his presence at a crime scene, and his flight is sufficient for probable cause
- noting that accomplice’s statements during drug buy that he was purchasing the drugs for a “guy” in the parking lot supported probable cause for arrest of individual observed sitting in a car in the lot
- noting that accomplice’s state- ments during drug buy that he was purchasing the drugs for a “guy” in the parking lot supported probable cause for arrest of individual observed sitting in a car in the lot
- “The determination of whether probable cause exists in a given situation involves examining the totality of the circum‐ stances in a common sense manner.”
- flight contributed to probable -4- cause
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Evans
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