Legal Opinion
United States v. Hamilton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 1978No. 13131PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
The government appeals 1 a trial court order granting appellee’s motion to suppress currency seized from her at the time of her arrest. For the reasons which, follow, we reverse.
On October 5, 1977, appellee and a companion encountered undercover Metropolitan Police Detective Ross Swope in the vicinity of 11th and P Streets, Northwest, and asked him if he wanted to buy dilaudid, a narcotic. The detective replied affirmatively. Appellee’s companion thereupon obtained a dilaudid pill from appellee and handed it to the detective, who paid $23 in marked police bills.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cupp v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rhinelda M. Bell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Matter of GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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- Beach v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Bauldock v. Davco Food, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Schram v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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