Legal Opinion
United States v. Elwood
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 17, 1970No. 22,447PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Judge:
In che late evening of June 15, 1968, Patrolman Stevens of Killeen, Texas, Police Department, acting under the authority of a local suspicious persons ordinance, stopped the accused and requested to see his identification. Just prior to alighting from his squad car, Stevens allegedly observed an object drop from the accused’s pocket into the grass along the sidewalk. After examining the accused’s identification, Stevens returned to the area where the object had fallen and found a small, clear, plastic vial, similar to those which “the Army issues you for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. HendrixUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
- United States v. MooreUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
- United States v. AlstonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
- United States v. CliffordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
- United States v. GibbinsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
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