United States Fourth Circuit

Where an anonymous tip proved to be unreliable and the driver of the car was obeying the rules of the road, the stop violated the Fourth Amendment, and evidence discovered on the person of one of the passengers in the case should have been excluded from trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2001
• Decided 03/01/2001
• Published 03/01/2001

Judges

• Before WIDENER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Henry Jerome Mims, The Mims Law Firm, Greer, SC, for Appellant. Beth Drake, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, SC, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  J. Rene Josey, United States Attorney, Harold Watson Gowdy, III, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenville, SC, for Appellee.