Legal Opinion
In re F.G.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 1990No. 85-1265PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Rehearing En Banc
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was adjudicated delinquent for distribution of phencyclidine (PCP) and marijuana, D.C.Code § 33-541(a) (1988). He contends the trial court erred in refusing to conduct a pretrial evidentiary hearing on his motion to suppress evidence of his showup identification by an undercover police officer. We agree. Under our supervisory power over the administration of criminal justice in the District of Columbia,1 we hold that every defendant is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress a showup identification unless it clearly…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Malcus T. Clemons v. United States of America, David E. Clark v. United States of America, Alvin C. Hines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Watkins v. SowdersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Winters v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Duddles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Newman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Crutchfield v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Butler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Junior v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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