Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1978No. 11113PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge,
Retired:
Appellant is one of three persons found guilty by a jury of burglary 1 and larceny. 2 In this appeal he claims as error the trial court’s refusal to suppress identification testimony, and its imposition of maximum sentences for the two offenses. 3 Finding, after our review, no error requiring reversal, we affirm.
The scene of the burglary and larceny was the Exxon Service Station at 10th Street and Michigan Avenue, N.E. One William Yarbaugh was an eyewitness to the commission of the offenses. At the suppression hearing, there was testimony substantially as follows:
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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