ALBERT JONES v. UNITED STATES

Opinion for the court by Associate Judge Glickman.

Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge Fisher at page 598.

Glickman, Associate Judge:

Albert Jones appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of cocaine. He claims the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine as the fruit of an unconstitutional seizure when a police officer detained him, without reasonable artic-ulable suspicion, for questioning and a warrant check. The government argues that appellant was not seized within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures. Whether…