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· 3/16/1972

United States v. Patrick H. Davis

Citations

  • 458 F.2d 819
  • 147 U.S. App. D.C. 400
  • 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 10716

How courts have described this case

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  • individual’s association with narcotics users, surreptitious exchange of money for a package, flight and high crime area combined to support finding of probable cause
  • individual's association with narcotics users, surreptitious exchange of money for a package, flight and high crime area combined to support finding of probable cause
  • evidence that addict was caught in possession of 17-day supply of heroin held insufficient to convict him of possession with intent to distribute
  • one officer with 12 months experience had been familiar with the neighborhood for about sixteen years; the other, with 6-8 months experience, had numerous occasions to observe drug-related incidents
  • one officer with 12 months experience had been familiar with the neighborhood for about sixteen years; the other, with 6-8 months experience, had numerous occasions to observe drug-related incidents
  • \flight has been a legitimate factor in a finding of probable cause\

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Judges: McGowan, Tamm, Christensen, Utah

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