Legal Opinion

Brown v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 1991No. 86-1276PublishedCited by 134 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

On August 26, 1986, following the denial of his motion to suppress tangible evidence, appellant Marvin Brown entered a conditional plea of guilty to unlawful possession of PCP and of marijuana, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1988). He was placed on probation without judgment on each count for a period of six months, pursuant to the provisions of § 33-541(e). The judge ordered that the two probationary terms run concurrently. On appeal, Brown contends that the trial judge should have granted his motion to suppress because police lacked probable cause to arrest…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by134 opinions

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  5. Prophet v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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