WALTERS, Chief Judge.
On appeal the state claims that the district court erred in granting Bertha Sutherland's motion to suppress the evidence obtained from her purse following Sutherland's arrest. The district court held that Sutherland had been unlawfully arrested. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the suppression order and remand this case for further proceedings.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 22, 1995, at approximately...
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