Legal Opinion
Spriggs v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1992No. 90-CF-1486PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute two controlled substances, cocaine and heroin, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988). She appeals her conviction on three grounds. First, appellant argues that the trial court erred when it denied her motion to suppress evidence, and thereby violated her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, by ruling that she had “abandoned” a brown metallic key case when she placed the case in a public area and walked away from it as the police approached her. Second, appellant contends that the trial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Irick v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- United States v. Jermaine Boney, United States of America v. Donald A. HollomanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- United States v. William A. Raper, United States of America v. Eli B. Childs, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
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