ALLEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-210.

496 A.2d 1046 (1985)

Theresa L. ALLEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Kennedy, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. and Michael W. Farrell, Amy S. Berman, and Ellen Bass, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Acting on a telephone tip, officers of the Metropolitan Police arrested and searched appellant, finding certain drugs. Appellant's motion to suppress the drugs was denied. On this appeal she challenges that ruling, arguing that the tip did not provide the police with probable cause. We disagree and affirm.

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Officer Frank Simms, a member of the Third District drug enforcement unit, received a telephone call one afternoon informing...

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