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THOMAS v. U.S.

No. 86-1042.

553 A.2d 1206 (1989)

Toney M. THOMAS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stolker, Rockville, Md., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Mary Ellen Abrecht, Mark H. Dubester, and Thomas J. Kelly, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, BELSON, and TERRY, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Thomas was convicted of unlawful possession of a pistol after conviction of a felony1 and bail jumping.2 His only contention on this appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the pistol, which was seized from the trunk of a car he was driving. We hold that the search of the trunk was based on probable cause, and accordingly we affirm the judgment...

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