Legal Opinion
Edwards v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 7, 1977No. 7743PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Two plainclothes police officers on duty in an unmarked cruiser about 2 o’clock on a March morning observed appellant and a companion walking “at a moderate pace” in the 1900 block of Savannah Street, Southeast. They further observed that no one else was about in this area of apartments. Appellant was carrying a tape recorder and a sheet or pillowcase containing, in a bag- like fashion, other items, 1 and his companion was carrying a tape player (later determined to be an amplifier) and a stand. The officers pulled alongside to within ten or 12 feet of appellant and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. DossNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
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