Legal Opinion
Borum v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1974No. 7260PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was found guilty of the possession of the implements of crime. D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3601. His pretrial motion to suppress evidence was denied; he challenges that denial. We affirm.
At approximately 11:20 p. m. one evening, four uniformed officers of the Metropolitan Police Department were on a routine patrol in the Whitelaw Hotel, located in northwest Washington. At the request of the owner, police officers regularly check the lobby, hallways, public bathrooms, and vacant rooms of the hotel.
As the four policemen were inspecting a hallway on the second floor,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- McDonald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Matthews v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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