Legal Opinion
Burton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1994No. 92-CF-1252PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court by Associate Judge KING.
Concurring opinion by Associate Judge FERREN at p. 749.
Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge SCHWELB at p. 750.
KING, Associate Judge:
Appellant challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence that was obtained as a result of what he claims was an illegal seizure and a subsequent warrantless, non-eonsensual search. The principal issue presented is whether consent to search, once given, can be withdrawn by an act or comment that falls short of an unequivocal expression of withdrawal of consent. We hold that it cannot, and since the other…
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