Legal Opinion
Arrington v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1973No. 6521, 6746PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant seeks suppression of the fruits of two larcenies seized from his person incident to his arrest by a U.S. Capitol Po lice officer. He argues a lack of probable cause for the arrest. We affirm.
Because of a rash of thefts from a part of the Old Senate Office Building, a special building patrol was undertaken by the Capitol Police. The arresting officer, a part of that patrol, was “pretty familiar with the faces of the people in the building.” He also knew that “most of the people who work[ed] in the building [wore] coats and ties.”
On the morning in question,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bailey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Waverly Leroy Payne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Sammie Jackson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Price v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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