U.S. v. EDELEN

No. 86-110.

529 A.2d 774 (1987)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. John EDELEN, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul M. Pilchen, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Robert M. Morgan, and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

William J. Garber, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before MACK, FERREN and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


MACK, Associate Judge:

This appeal by the United States challenges a trial court order granting appellee's motion to suppress certain tangible evidence seized by the United States Park Police during the execution of a search warrant at appellee's home. The trial court invalidated the warrant after concluding that under local law, narcotics search warrants cannot be issued to the Park Police, but only to the "Chief of Police of the District of Columbia or any member...

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