State v. Powell

OPINION OF THE COURT

J. LEONARD FLEET, Circuit Judge.

FACTS

DEFENDANT, Jeanne Darlene Powell, was arrested on January 21, 1984, while sitting behind the steering wheel of her automobile with the motor running. In the passenger seat of the Defendant’s vehicle was a male companion who was observed by the arresting officer to be in the act of cutting what he believed to be cocaine. The passenger was observed to have in his possession a straw, a razor blade and a clear vial which contained a white powder. Based upon his experience and training, the arresting officer recognized the powder in the vial…