Legal Opinion
Brock v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1979No. 13839PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
The appellant was convicted of three counts of receiving stolen property. D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2205. He urges us to reverse because (1) the stolen property, introduced at trial, was unconstitutionally seized, (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in denying a motion for a new trial. We affirm.
The arresting officers were investigating “known fencing locations" in the area where they saw appellant. When first observed, the appellant was sitting behind the wheel of a car bearing an expired Virginia…
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