Legal Opinion
United States v. Simmons
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1973No. 6511PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellee was charged by information with the possession of heroin in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 33-402. A motion to suppress the heroin was granted by the Motions Judge in the trial court. This appeal has been brought by the government pursuant to D.C.Code 1972 Supp., § 23-104(a)(1). We conclude that it was error to have granted the motion, and reverse.
One witness, Officer Stephen M. Co-meau of the Metropolitan Police Depart-*729merit’s Special Operations Division, testified in the suppression hearing. Officer Comeau learned that appellee was operating a motor vehicle…
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- United States v. Ralph F. DeleoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
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