Legal Opinion

Ford v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 15, 1977No. 10822PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant Ford was convicted in a nonju-ry trial of possession of narcotics paraphernalia in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3601. The sole issue before this court on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress the narcotics paraphernalia seized following a traffic stop and his admission that he possessed such contraband. We affirm.

On May 30, 1975, Officer Gates of the Metropolitan Police Department was seated with a fellow officer in a patrol car parked at 4th and M Streets, N.W., in the District of Columbia, when he…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Beckwith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Reid v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Mitchell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Ramsey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. McClinnahan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. McClinnahan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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