United States DC Circuit

If a police officer arrests a defendant on a ground that proves invalid, the arrest is nonetheless lawful if the same officer had probable cause to arrest the defendant for a different offense.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/05/2001
• Decided 01/29/2002
• Published 01/29/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suzanne Grealy Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the briefs were filed, John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Arvind K. Lal, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.  Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellee.  Tony W. Miles, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.