Lewis v. United States

417 F.2d 755 (D.C. Cir. 1969)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Police officers were called to a robbery scene and told that a green car had just left the liquor store at a high rate of speed. They gave chase and quickly located the car abandoned in the middle of a street. Bobby and Elroy Lewis (D) were walking one-half block away. The police arrested them. Ds were convicted and appealed; there was no probable cause for their arrest.