Schaffer v. State

Two issues are presented on this review:

1. Should the trial court have suppressed the physical evidence because there was not probable cause for defendant’s arrest?

2. Should the trial court have suppressed testimony of the pretrial lineup identification because the lineup followed an unconstitutional arrest or because the identification procedures were unconstitutionally suggestive?

Validity of Arrest

The defendant contends there was no probable cause for his arrest, and therefore, the evidence obtained in the subsequent search should have been suppressed.

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