United States Fifth Circuit

Even if officers arrested defendant without probable cause, the evidence uncovered (100 lbs. of marijuana) was not the "fruit" of the illegal arrest, thus the suppression of the drugs is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2003
• Published 05/28/2003

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer Bass Lowery, Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Denise S. Benson and Amy R. Blalock, Asst. Federal Public Defenders, Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.