Legal Opinion

Fisher v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 12, 1962No. 2968-2970PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Judd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
  3. Higgins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
  4. Frank A. Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
  5. Luther L. Powell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. McKethanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
  2. Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
  3. Willis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964

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