Legal Opinion

DEVON SHARP v. UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 18, 2016No. 13-CM-951PublishedCited by 16 opinions

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…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by16 opinions

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