Legal Opinion

Antwan Buchanan v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 3, 2017No. 15-CM-356PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Antwan Buchanan, was arrested after police officers saw him drop a duffle bag and another grocery-type bag as he was fleeing from police officers who had asked to speak with him. When officers retrieved and searched the bags, they found 7.5 ounces of a plant-like substance they believed to be marijuana, two scales, over 200 empty zip-lock bags, sandwich bags, a nail file, and a plastic lid. The plant-like substance, which was contained in one small and two large zip-lock bags and which field-tested positive for THC, 1 was sent to a Drug Enforcement…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

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