Legal Opinion
Foote v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1996No. 94-CM-1597PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Following a bench trial, Charlie M. Foote was convicted of unlawful possession of cocaine 1 and of possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use (PDP). 2 On appeal, he contends, inter alia, that the trial judge erred in denying his demand for a jury trial. 3 We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On August 18, 1994, Officer Ronzelle Baker was in a marked police cruiser patrolling an area of northwest Washington, D.C. Baker observed Foote, who was on the sidewalk, display a small, clear ziplock bag to an unknown man and woman. Baker was aware that cocaine is normally packaged in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Yee v. City of EscondidoSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Olafisoye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In re A.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Salmon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Duvall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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