Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 2001No. 96-CM-1220PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*279ON REHEARING EN BANC
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Following a bench trial, Elton R. Jones was convicted of one count of unlawful possession of cocaine, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-641(d) (1998). Jones filed a timely notice of appeal, contending that the trial judge had committed reversible error by denying Jones’ motion to suppress, on Miranda grounds,1 an incriminating statement that Jones had made to the police at the scene of the offense.
On March 4, 1999, a division of this court reversed Jones’ conviction. Jones v. United States, 726 A.2d 186 (D.C.1999) (Jones I). The court held that Jones…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Dickerson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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