Legal Opinion

Green v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 31, 1971No. 5407PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

After trial by the court, 1 appellant was convicted of possession of heroin. 2 On this appeal, he raises three claims of error.

First, it is urged that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress the narcotics found in the vehicle in which appellant was a passenger. Second, the evidence is insufficient to sustain appellant’s conviction and third, the evidence failed to make out a crime as appellant was an addict and not a trafficker in narcotics.

The Government presented evidence that two officers of the Metropolitan Police received a radio call…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  4. Sheilah C. Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lawson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. State v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  3. Wise v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. Christmas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Wheeler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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