Legal Opinion
Moore v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1983No. 82-814PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
In April 1982, appellant Samuel Moore, Jr. was convicted by a jury of possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition for an unregistered firearm. D.C. Code §§ 6-1811(a), -1861(c) (1978 & 1980 Supp.). Having been acquitted of carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204, his principal contention1 on appeal is that the trial court, upon hearing his pretrial motion to suppress, erred in finding that he lacked “standing” to challenge the use of a seized weapon as evidence against him. We are invited to hold that appellant should have been allowed to invoke the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Prophet v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- United States v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Speight v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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