Stewart v. United States

Appellants Stewart and Roberts were found guilty by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of possession of marijuana in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402. They challenge on appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion to suppress evidence, and also the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

On June 3, 1976, a search warrant was obtained in Superior Court to search a private home at an address later given by both appellants as their 1 address.

The following morning at 6:00 the officer who had obtained the warrant and others executed it, obtaining from the premise in question…