Lloyd A. Hall v. United States

The appellant was arrested June 5, 1965 for violation of the District of Columbia Narcotics Vagrancy Law, 33 D.C.Code § 416a (1967). A search pursuant to the arrest disclosed 56 capsules of heroin in the appellant’s pocket. He was indicted for violation of the federal narcotics laws and on October 11, 1966 was convicted. On December 23, 1968, 3% years after the arrest and search, this court held the narcotics vagrancy law unconstitutional. Ricks v. United States, 134 U.S.App.D.C. 215, 414 F.2d 1111 (1968).

There is no doubt that the facts known to the police gave them probable cause to arrest…