Hicks v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Having denied a Motion to Suppress Physical Evidence, the court in a non-jury trial found appellant, Millard A. Hicks, guilty of possession of heroin. See D.C. Code 1973, §§ 33-401(n), -402(a). The only question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding probable cause for appellant’s arrest and search, without permitting defense counsel to cross-examine a police detective to the point of revealing the concealed location from which he had observed the transactions in drugs. We hold that (1) the government has a qualified privilege to withhold the location of…