Legal Opinion

Culp v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 4, 1993No. 91-CF-555PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1989), and one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous offense, D.C.Code § 22-3204(b) (1989). Appellant argues on appeal that certain tangible evidence, including an imitation Uzi machine gun, should have been suppressed because it was seized during a search that violated the District of Columbia’s “knock and announce” statute, D.C.Code § 23-524(a) (1989).1 In denying appellant’s motion to suppress, the trial judge found that the police action was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. United States v. Joseph Bonner, United States of America v. James TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  3. Irvin C. Scarbeck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  4. Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Coates v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Poole v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Castellon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Belton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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