Legal Opinion
Olushola Akinmboni v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 2015No. 14-CF-989PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Appellant Olushola Akinmboni challenges his convictions for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana and ben-zylpiperazine or “BZP”) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Mr. Akinmboni argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence as obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment. We reverse.
I
Viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s suppression ruling, the evidence was as follows. On April 11, 2013, Metropolitan Police Department Officers Zachary Blier and Herbert Nichols saw Mr. Akinmboni driving a car with a broken…
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