A tip that the defendant was wanted and was at a particular location with a car was sufficient for a stop when defendant was surveilled, got into the car in the driveway, was followed, and the officer checked and there was, in fact, warrants for the defendant. That is certainly cause for a stop. Sidney v. Commonwealth, 2009 Va. App. LEXIS 600 (August 19, 2009).*<\/p>\n
Odor of burnt marijuana in the car was probable cause for its search. [Also, defendant\u2019s reverse 404(b) argument that a prior owner of the car had a bunch of cocaine on him in the car was not relevant because it didn\u2019t have any effect on whether he had marijuana on the day in question.] United States v. Ushery<\/a>, 400 Fed. Appx. 674 (3d Cir. 2010) (unpublished).*<\/p>\n Defendant\u2019s handing a joint to the officer was probable cause to believe that there was more marijuana in the car. Probable cause is not certainty. United States v. Conerly, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120410 (E.D. Mich. October 8, 2010).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading