Wisniewski v. United States

HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judge.

The only question presented for our consideration is whether, at the time of defendant’s arrest, the arresting officers had probable cause for believing that intoxicating liquor was being transported in the defendant’s automobile. Probable cause has been defined by the Supreme Court as “reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the party is guilty of the offence with which he is charged.” Stacey v. Emery, 97 U. S. 642, 645, 24 L. Ed. 1035; Dumbra v. U. S., 268 U. S. 435,…