Graham v. State

Appellant first came to the attention of the law, in terms of these cases, on the evening of September 12,1979. Officer Thomas Gallogly, of the District of Columbia police force, observed a moped, upon which appellant was a passenger, cruising along the streets in the District in violation of a number of traffic laws. The moped was speeding; it failed to stop at one or more red lights; it had no lights on; and it did not display the license tags required in the District. Officer Gallogly stopped the vehicle.

Based upon what Gallogly learned then, and later, appellant ended up being charged, in…