Legal Opinion
Prince v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 2003No. 00-CM-1048PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
After a non-jury trial, appellant Prince was convicted of one count of possession of marijuana. Before trial, appellant moved to suppress the marijuana, arguing both that the police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop the car in which he was a passenger and that the frisk conducted by the arresting officer exceeded its proper scope. After a hearing, the court denied appellant’s motion. We affirm the denial of the motion to suppress (and hence the conviction), but on a ground different from that relied upon by the trial court.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Helvering v. GowranSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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