Legal Opinion
United States v. Bynum
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 1971No. 5877PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal by the Government, pursuant to D.C.Code 1967, § 23-104(a) (1) (Supp. IV, 1971), from an order granting a pretrial motion to suppress as evidence of criminal possession of narcotics, a quantity of heroin taken from appellee’s pockets at the time of his arrest. 1 The Government contends that the discovery and seizure of the heroin were proper incidents of a lawful arrest and consequently the ruling of the motions court was erroneous. Under the circumstances of this arrest, we find the position of the Government well taken, and reverse.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Willie Robinson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- John L. Worthy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- United States v. CumberlandDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Terrell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States v. SimmonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- United States v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States v. SimmonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973