United States v. Delossantos

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellee Francisco Rodriguez was arrested after driving another man to the scene of a drug deal that turned out to be a police sting. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Janet C. Hall, J.) concluded that the police lacked probable cause to arrest Rodriguez and granted his motion to suppress post-arrest statements and evidence obtained from his apartment and car. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the order of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND 1

Defendant Marino Delossantos met an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration…