Shelton v. United States

STEADMAN, Senior Judge:

Appellant was found guilty of one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) in violation of D.C.Code § 48-904.01(d) (2001). He challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the cocaine evidence on the ground that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated. We hold that, on the facts and circumstances of record, the motion to suppress should have been granted and we reverse appellant’s conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

I

At the hearing on appellant’s suppression motion, the following facts were developed.…