Legal Opinion
Best v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 1968No. 4365PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge:
After a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of carrying a deadly weapon. D.C. Code (1967) § 22-3204.
The arresting officer testified at trial that, while on patrol at 12:45 a. m. on a Saturday morning, he noticed appellant and another man in the hallway of a building. Upon being questioned, appellant was unable to give a logical explanation for his presence there. From the building manager, who came upon the scene, the officer learned that the building was usually kept locked and the public was not invited to enter. As appellant was unable to justify his presence on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- George v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Arrington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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