United States v. Orson G. White, United States of America v. Lawrence Anderson

WALD, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Close cases involving the exclusionary rule present difficult issues for courts as well as law enforcement officials. This close case1 presents the question of whether narcotics squad officers acting on an anonymous tip “unreasonably” made an investigatory stop which culminated in an arrest and seizure of narcotics so as to violate the defendants’ Fourth Amendment rights and require suppression of the narcotics. The trial court denied the suppression motion and we affirm its decision.

I. THE FACTS

Orson G. White and Lawrence Anderson were convicted of possession…