UNITED STATES v. SPEED

No. 12882.

388 A.2d 892 (1978)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Eric R. SPEED, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom John A. Terry and David S. Krakoff, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Peter G. Kuh, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, YEAGLEY and FERREN, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal by the United States from a trial court order granting a motion by Speed to suppress physical evidence. Upon determining that the seizure was not a violation of Speed's Fourth Amendment protections, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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