Legal Opinion

Duddles v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1979No. 13264PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant contests his convictions for assault, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-504, and possession of a prohibited weapon, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3214(b), asserting that (1) the motions judge erred in summarily denying, without prejudice, his pretrial motion to suppress evidence, and that (2) the trial judge erred in refusing to entertain appellant’s motion to suppress during trial. Because appellant’s pretrial motion contained only a bare allegation of a constitutional violation, without any factual basis, we conclude that the motions judge acted properly in denying the motion…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. City of Xenia v. WallaceOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Ibn-Tamas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. State v. PeaglerOhio Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Streater v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Ruffin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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