Legal Opinion

Bennett v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 25, 2011No. 09-CF-725PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

At a show-up identification, a robbery victim identified appellant Kevin Bennett as one of the assailants and Bennett was arrested. The robbery charge against Bennett eventually was dropped, -but during a search incident to his arrest as a robbery suspect, police found cocaine in Bennett’s pocket. Bennett subsequently entered a conditional guilty plea on a charge of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, reserving the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the cocaine. In this appeal, Bennett argues that the trial court…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  5. Roosevelt Whitfield v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014

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