Stanley v. United States

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

Following a conditional plea of guilty, under which he reserved the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence, appellant Terrance Stanley was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), in violation of D.C.Code § 48-904.01(d). Appellant seeks reversal, of his conviction on the ground that the pat-down search, which led to police discovery of a baggie of cocaine on his person, violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment. We conclude that the trial court did not err in denying the motion to suppress and,…