Fisher v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was convicted of (1) petit larceny of meperidine, stipulated to be a “narcotic drug” within the meaning of the Uniform Narcotics Act, Code 1961, 33-401 to 33-425; and (2) the unlawful possession of this drug and biphetamine, stipulated to be a “dangerous drug” within the meaning of the Dangerous Drug A.ct, Code 1961, 33-701 to 33-712. The purported errors assigned relate to the denial of a motion to suppress and a motion for judgment of acquittal. Appellant contends that he was in effect arrested when first questioned by the police although not taken into…
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