Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1977No. 10585PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER- CURIAM:
Appellant was convicted after a nonjury trial of possessing Preludin (phenmetra-zine) in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 33-702(2) (4). This appeal presents two issues: (1) did the arresting officer have probable cause to arrest appellant when her information was received from a police lieutenant who had received his information from a “realiable source” who was not identified to the arresting officer; and (2) did the trial court improperly base its denial of appellant’s motion to suppress as hearsay evidence the arresting officer’s testimony based upon a police department report of…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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