Hill v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

After a bench trial, the court convicted appellant for possession of cocaine, D.C. Code § 33-541(d) (1985 Supp.), and sentenced him to consecutive prison terms of one year for the possession of cocaine and 90 days for the violation of pretrial release conditions in another case. Appellant contends that the police found the cocaine during an illegal inventory search of his unlawfully impounded car, and thus that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence. He also asserts that the trial court committed reversible error when the court, itself,…