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UNITED STATES v. PORTER

No. 82-5203.

738 F.2d 622 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Penny PORTER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1984.

Certiorari Denied November 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Blair Brown, Alexandria, Va., for appellant.

William G. Otis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va. (Elsie L. Munsell, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, RUSSELL, WIDENER, HALL, PHILLIPS, MURNAGHAN, SPROUSE, ERVIN and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges, sitting en banc.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Penny Porter appeals her conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Her only contention is that there was no probable cause for her arrest and that the warrantless search of her luggage was unlawful. We disagree, and affirm the judgment of conviction.

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