Johnson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether there is record support for a holding that a police officer’s protective reaction and search were lawful. The trial court held that for his own safety the arresting officer was warranted in examining the contents of a grocery bag accessible to the driver of a car stopped for a traffic violation. We find testimonial and legal support for the ruling denying suppression of the recovered contraband (marijuana), and we affirm.
The Undisputed Facts
The accused was stopped at night for driving through a red traffic light. He was in an…
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