Court Opinion

ID: 9466191
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 01:07:51.241373+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:39:35.649549
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HATCHETT, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
Because I disagree with the majority’s view that the record discloses probable cause for the arrest of Ashcroft, I dissent. As I view the record, Ashcroft was merely present on the premises and within hearing distance of the drug transaction. Presence alone is not sufficient to constitute probable cause, United States v. Di Re, 332 U.S. 581, 68 S.Ct. 222, 92 L.Ed. 210 (1948), and hearing a conversation about an unlawful act does not implicate the listener.