UNITED STATES v. LUCAS

No. 85-5213.

778 F.2d 885 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America v. Larry LUCAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney R. Bixler, Washington, D.C., appointed by this Court, for appellant.

Mona C. Mack, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and Douglas J. Behr, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before BORK and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Larry Lucas was indicted for possession of valium, a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844 (1982). Lucas moved to suppress tangible evidence obtained in his warrantless arrest, arguing that the arresting officer acted without probable cause. Following an evidentiary hearing, Lucas' motion was denied by a United States Magistrate, and the Magistrate's recommendation that the motion to suppress be...

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