Tuckson v. United States

For the reasons explained in the majority opinion, I agree that the police in this case lacked probable cause to arrest appellant for possession of a prohibited weapon.1 Whether they had probable cause to arrest him for carrying a dangerous weapon is a much closer question2 in my judg*368ment (and I likely would not have written in dissent if that had been the only issue). I believe the officers did have probable cause to arrest appellant for impersonation of a police officer.3 In my view, the facts that (1) the vehicle he was driving was outfitted to look like and was equipped like a police…