Legal Opinion
Smith v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 1981No. 80-300PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
These cases consolidated for both trial and appeal, challenge the constitutionality of a police regulation prohibiting the possession of a police radar detector in a motor vehicle. 1 In some cases, the device was mounted for use; in others, a police officer discovered the unused device on the floor of the car. Appellants’ consolidated motion to dismiss the informations against them on constitutional grounds was denied by the Honorable James A. Washington, Jr. in an unpublished opinion and order on which we will rely in several instances. Appellants were subsequently…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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