Legal Opinion
United States v. Judah Robert Lyons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 26, 1983No. 82-1839PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
After a trial before the District Court, the appellant was convicted of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976), and of carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2) (Supp. V 1981). He contests his convictions on a variety of grounds. Most of his contentions are meritless. 1 We conclude, however, that the warrantless, post-arrest search of the appellant’s hotel room, in the course of which the police discovered a pistol, violated…
2Cases cited70 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by125 opinions
- State v. WilliamsWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- United States v. Clifton Myers A/K/A Samuel Jenkins, Clifton MyersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- National Treasury Employees Union v. RaabCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- State v. MollicaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- United States v. Maurice Whitfield, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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