William M. Rouse, Jr. v. United States

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Appellant was convicted of two counts of possession under the Federal Narcotics Laws. The issues raised on appeal concern the admissibility of narcotics seized by the police. Although appellant attacks the denial of a pre-trial motion to suppress, his primary target is the trial judge’s refusal to reconsider the suppression issue after a change in police testimony at trial.

Appellant testified at the suppression hearing that he was walking along the street in search of a taxicab at about 4 o’clock in the morning when a black unmarked Plymouth sedan stopped alongside him…