UNITED STATES v. HARRIS

No. 79-2268.

627 F.2d 474 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. John HARRIS, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1980.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tomas Lopez, Student Counsel* with whom Michael Geltner, Washington, D.C. (Appointed by this Court), was on brief, for appellant.

Charles W. Brooks, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell and Roger M. Adelman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before WILKEY, WALD and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

John Harris was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 126 tablets of Valium; possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony; and possession of a firearm without a license. He has appealed his convictions, contending that the warrantless searches which produced the firearm and the Valium were unlawful. He also contends that the prosecutor's closing argument contained...

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