Legal Opinion

Williams v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 24, 1970No. 5021PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions for illegal possession of narcotics and narcotics vagrancy, 1 as the result of which appellant received sentences of one year on each charge, to run concurrently.

One Sergeant John R. Driscoll of the Metropolitan Police was on duty the day of February 12, 1968, crusing the 1400 block of the U Street, N.W., with his partner, Private Anthony Segaria. As he turned right, going south on 14th Street N.W., he observed appellant driving a gray Cadillac, which turned right going north on the same street. He recognized appellant as having a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  4. Rios v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. Calhoun v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Durant v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Coleman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Bittle v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

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