Mincy v. District of Columbia

HOOD, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction of operating a motor vehicle during a period for which appellant’s operator’s permit had been revoked. D.C. Code 1961, § 40-302(d). No contention is made here that appellant is not guilty of the offense, but error is assigned with respect to the method by which evidence of his guilt was obtained.

The evidence, concerning which there is no dispute, was that near midnight appellant was driving his automobile and came to a halt at a stop light. While the automobile was stopped, a police officer on foot approached, tapped on the window, and…