· 2/9/1989
United States v. Massac, Jossette, A/K/A Guirand, Josette. Appeal of Josette Guirand
Citations
- 867 F.2d 174
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 1234
- 1989 WL 9017
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- concluding that the positive canine alert on defendant's luggage gave police probable cause to arrest, relying in part on District Court's conclusion that canine \met the training and reliability requirements\
- concluding that the positive canine alert on defendant's luggage gave police probable cause to arrest, relying in part on District Court's conclusion that canine \met the training and reliability requirements\
- ’’Having determined that the police officer possessed probable cause to make an arrest at the railroad station based on a reasonable belief as to contemporaneous illegal narcotics activity, we must next determine whether he had probable cause to arrest the defendant.’’
- evidence that defendant was drug trafficker and used unusual channels to transfer cash, sufficient to show knowledge of laundering design of transfers
- “When the alert was given by the dog, we are satisfied that, at least when combined with the other known circumstances, probable cause existed to-arrest.”
- propriety of alleged Terry stop need not be reached if police possessed probable cause to arrest
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Judges: Gibbons, Seitz, Greenberg
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