Legal Opinion
In re B. K. C.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1980No. 13779PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from a delinquency adjudication based upon a finding that appellant was guilty of petit larceny, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2202. The issue presented is whether the motions judge committed reversible error in denying appellant’s motion to suppress testimony that a shirt, allegedly stolen from Woodward & Lothrop, Inc., was discovered during a warrantless search of appellant’s briefcase taken from the possession of his companion.1 In Part I, we set forth the relevant facts as well as the suppression proceedings and the trial. In Part II, we discuss whether…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. BoothDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- United States v. LimaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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- Martin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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