Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geraldine HUBBARD, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-01-15
Citations: 435 F.2d 1311
Docket Number: No. 26054
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geraldine HUBBARD, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 435
Pages: 1311–1311

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geraldine HUBBARD, Appellant.
No. 26054.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Jan. 15, 1971.
Ron Bain (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.
Darrell W. McIntyre (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Chief, Crim. Div., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, ELY, and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
The main question is: Did the arresting officer have probable cause to make an arrest for a narcotics offense which arrest was followed by a search of Hubbard's pocketbook? The product of the search clinched the case.
If the officer was believed (and he evidently was), there was probable cause. One might question his story, but we cannot say it was inherently improbable.