Legal Opinion
Burroughs v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1967No. 4311, 4312PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Judge.
Appellant was charged in two informa-tions with drinking in public and possession of marihuana. He was found guilty of the former offense by the court and guilty of the latter by a jury. He appeals from the conviction of possession of marihuana.
Facts surrounding these offenses are as follows:
The arresting officer testified that he was cruising in a scout car in the vicinity of 17th Street, N. W. At approximately 2:30 a. m., he noticed a white, 1966 Valiant, parked in an alley within the proximity of a street lamp. His attention was drawn to the vehicle because an automobile of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Charles M. Luck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Gary Leland Cotton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Terrell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States v. SimmonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- United States v. AndersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Hall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- United States v. BynumDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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