AUGUSTINE, Judge.
On May 2, 1982, defendant Terry Gains was arrested by two New Orleans police officers for possession of pentazocine, a controlled dangerous substance, and was formally charged with that offense. At a pretrial hearing, the trial court ruled that there existed no probable cause for Gains' arrest and, therefore, that the evidence — the pentazocine — should be suppressed. We granted certiorari to review that decision.
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