Legal Opinion
In re M.E.B.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1993No. 90-FS-1602PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
Appellant, who was sixteen years of age at the time of the offense, was found guilty of second-degree murder based largely upon his confession. On appeal he claims that the confession should have been suppressed because it was tainted by the illegal arrest that preceded it. We conclude that the confession was properly admitted by the trial judge. Accordingly, we affirm.
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On May 31,1990, Lloyd Copeland was shot twice at the doorway of a laundromat in the 4400 block of South Capitol Street, at approximately 2:35 p.m. He was pronounced dead shortly afterward. A carry-out is…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Womack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Morris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Oliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Hicks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Prince v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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