OFFUTT v. U.S.

No. 86-961.

534 A.2d 936 (1987)

Eric A. OFFUTT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Alford, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Mary Ellen Abrecht, Terence J. Keeney and Robert A. Feitel, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and NEWMAN and TERRY, Associate Judges.


PRYOR, Chief Judge:

After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of possession of phencyclidine (PCP) and cannabis (marijuana) with intent to distribute. D.C. Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1987 Supp.). On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred in its refusal to suppress the physical evidence found on his person. We affirm.

Evidence from a pretrial suppression hearing showed that a police station clerk in the Third District received a phone call at...

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