Legal Opinion

United States v. James Robert Dorsey, United States of America v. Faye Margaret Crawford A/K/A Faye Margaret Powell

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 12, 1979No. 77-1750, 77-1801PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

After the police, in the course of executing a search warrant at a private dwelling, discovered appellants Robert Dorsey and Faye Crawford in a bedroom containing 83V2 grams of two-percent-purity heroin, both were arrested and charged with local and federal narcotics offenses. Crawford was also charged with several firearms violations under local and federal statutes. A principal challenge by both appellants is to the sufficiency of the search warrant; and both object to their multiple narcotics convictions for possession and possession with intent to distribute. In…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States v. Mohammad Reza MehrmaneshCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. Sours v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. David T. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980

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