The question on this appeal is whether a probation officer, who has received anonymous information that a defendant on probation has a gun and is dealing in drugs, may summarily search the defendant, his automobile and other possessions. The courts below held the search was valid and the defendant has appealed.
In 1973 the defendant, charged with possessing dangerous drugs and a weapon, pleaded...
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