Legal Opinion
William Von Sleichter v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1972No. 24456PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This case comes before us following allowance of appeal from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (DCCA). See 267 A.2d 336 (1970). Appellant appeals his conviction for possession of *1246heroin. The facts are these: one evening, appellant was standing in the shadows of a building in Georgetown in the company of two other young men. A police officer observed the three from across the street and noticed that their hands were “passing and changing” among them. Since this area is considered by the police to be “high in narcotic traffic,” the officer decided to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Washington Mobilization Committee v. Maurice J. Cullinane, Chief of the Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Illinois Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Carey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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