Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert S. Wylie, A/K/A Bobby S. Wylie

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 27, 1978No. 76-2005PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction for one count of possession of a bank statement stolen from the mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. The sole issue presented is whether the District Court erred in denying a pretrial motion to suppress the bank statement and the envelope in which it was enclosed, which appellant claimed were the fruits of an unreasonable investigative “seizure” of his person. Although this is a relatively close case on its facts, as Judge Bryant’s comments in the course of the suppression hearing indicated, we are satisfied that the ruling here…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. United States v. Dudley Lee Berry, A/K/A David Sarver, United States of America v. Jessica Linda Ann Zabish, A/K/A Joanne SarverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Jimmy Dewitt Webster, Sr., Candido Daniel Santiago, Barry Weinreich, Joe Buhajla, Arthur Byron Murphy, and Clarence RoyalstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  4. Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. United States v. Ronald G. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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