Legal Opinion
West v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1992No. 89-417PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Thomas West, was convicted by jury for distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (cocaine), both violations of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988). Appellant challenges on appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and a requested defense theory instruction. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
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At the suppression hearing a Metropolitan police officer, Marvin L. Lyons, Sr., testified that on July 24,1987 at about 8:30 p.m., he and his partner walked into the area of…
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