Commonwealth v. Chariton

ORDER

MOTION TO DISMISS

Defendant has moved to dismiss the Government's case against him contending that the police lacked sufficient probable cause to stop the defendant's vehicle.

~probab1e cause exists when the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge are sufficient to warrant a reasonable prudent person in believing, in the circumstances shown, that the suspect has committed, is committing, or is about to commit an offense. Michigan v. De Fillipo, 99 S.Ct. 2627, 2632 (1979). Probable cause exists if a reasonably prudent person would have concluded that there was a fair…