Legal Opinion
Nixon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1979No. 13446PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of petit larceny. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2202. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress a small box and its contents, which he was charged with stealing, on three grounds: (1) there was an inadequate basis for his original detention by police officers; (2) there was an inadequate basis for his arrest; and (3) the officers’ opening of the box incident to the arrest was impermissible. We affirm.
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At approximately 9:00 o’clock one morning, Metropolitan Police Officers Trauger and Goulart were patrolling…
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