Legal Opinion
In re A.J.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 2013No. 11-FS-644PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Senior Judge:
On March 16, 2011, the District of Columbia instituted a juvenile delinquency proceeding in which A.J., who was then fifteen years of age, was charged with unlawful possession of a BB gun. A.J.’s counsel filed a pretrial motion to suppress an oral statement in which A.J. admitted, in response to a single question from the officer who had detained him, that he (A.J.) had a BB gun on his person. A.J. also asked the court to suppress the weapon itself.
Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial judge rejected a claim by A.J., based on the Fourth Amendment, that the police…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- Maddux v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- In re D.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
- Fredrick E. Morton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
- DAVID T. ROBINSON v. UNITED STATES.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.