Legal Opinion
Schwasta v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1978No. 12826PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted in a bench trial of possession of marijuana. 'D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402. He contends that the evidence on which his conviction was based was the product of an unconstitutional search and seizure, and hence that the trial court committed reversible error in denying his motion to suppress the evidence. We affirm appellant’s conviction. However, wé remand the case for resentencing.
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The trial court accepted the version of the incident presented by the only witness — Officer Albert Rivera of the Metropolitan Police Department. Officer Rivera testified…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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