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BAILEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 5464.

279 A.2d 508 (1971)

Jo Ann BAILEY, a/k/a Joan King, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 14, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marsha E. Swiss, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Robert R. Chapman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Charles H. Roistacher, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KERN, NEBEKER and REILLY, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant has been convicted of two counts of receiving stolen property1 consisting of a handbag and a wallet together with contents of each. Her contentions on appeal relate to the seizure and search of the handbag found at her feet when she was arrested. It is specifically contended (1) that the extent of the search was unreasonable because appellant could have been moved away from the handbag thus eliminating...

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