Legal Opinion
Allen v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 1990No. 86-1566, 86-1567, 87-371, 88-1010, 88-1578, and 89-711PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
These consolidated appeals arise from two separate trials in which appellant was convicted of several drug offenses. Appellant presents three arguments in challenging both convictions and the sentence in the second case. We reject all three and affirm the judgments in all respects. 1
I
A. The First Case
Appellant was charged with one count of distributing cocaine, in violation of D.C. Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988). Before trial he filed a motion to suppress the cocaine and all identification evidence, which was denied by Judge King after an evidentiary hearing.
At the hearing,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. RainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Bernard Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. David T. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Middleton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Owens v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Hanna v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Spain v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Gardner v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Stevenson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Owens v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.