United States v. Gwaine Collins

CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Gwaine Collins was indicted with five others and charged with conspiracy to retain and deliver, and retaining and delivering, stolen United States treasury checks. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 510(b). He moved to suppress evidence found in a search following his warrantless arrest. The district court concluded that Collins’ arrest violated the Fourth Amendment because federal agents did not have probable cause to believe that he was participating in the stolen treasury check “ring.” The district court consequently suppressed the fruit of the arrest. The government appeals…