DEVON SHARP v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
Following a stipulated trial, appellant Devon Sharp was found guilty of possession of marijuana, 1 cocaine, 2 and drug paraphernalia 3 and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. 4 On appeal, Mr. Sharp challenges the trial court’s ruling that the •encounter that preceded Mr. Sharp’s admission to the police officer that he was carrying brass knuckles was a consensual one, rather than a seizure that triggered ' Fourth • Amendment protections' and required suppression of the evidence’ stemming from the seizure. We conclude that Mr. Sharp was seized for Fourth…
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