Legal Opinion
Taylor v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1969No. 4955PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of carrying a pistol without a license. 1 His chief contention on this appeal is that the pistol should have been suppressed since it was seized as a fruit of an illegal arrest.
Police Officer LeDoux was dispatched to investigate an accident and upon arriving at the scene he observed that an automobile had collided with the rear-end of a tractor-trailer. Appellant was seated behind the steering wheel of the automobile and his wife was in the rear seat. Officer LeDoux requested both appellant and his wife to step out of the vehicle. In…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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