Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 3, 1980No. 79-91PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of implements of a crime, namely, narcotics paraphernalia (a marijuana smoking pipe), in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3601. Appellant advances 11 challenges to his conviction, none of which merits reversal. We remand the case, however, solely for the purpose of requiring a hearing before the trial court on appellant’s post-conviction motion for the return of property (money) which was seized at the time of his arrest.
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On the basis of a tip from a reliable informant, two controlled purchases of marijuana from…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Bernard Jerome Lee, A/K/A James Wesley CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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