Legal Opinion

In re F.G.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 25, 1987No. 85-1265PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Associate Judge,

Retired:

The only question presented in this appeal is whether appellant was entitled to a pretrial evidentiary hearing on his motion to suppress identification evidence. We hold that appellant’s motion to suppress did not warrant an evidentiary hearing, because there was no material fact in dispute which, if decided in his favor, would form a basis for suppression of the identification. This being so, the trial court did not err in summarily denying the motion. Appellant’s convictions of distributing phencycli-dine (PCP) and marijuana in violation of D.C. Code §…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. King v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Junior v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. In re F.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. In re B.E.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. In Re FGDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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