Legal Opinion
Kelby R. Gordon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 2015No. 13-CM-594PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
Kelby R. Gordon appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana following a conditional guilty plea. 1 On appeal, Gordon argues that he was unlawfully “seized” when police officers, without reasonable articulable suspicion, 2 repeatedly questioned him about his identity for “about ten minutes.” As a result, he argues, his statements to the police and the tangible evidence found on his person should have been suppressed. We agree with Gordon and reverse.
I
On March 5, 2013, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Marboo Whisnant, accompanied by three fellow officers in the…
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