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LAWRENCE v. U.S.

No. 87-313.

566 A.2d 57 (1989)

Ezzard C. LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Borge Varmer, for appellant.

Su Zann Lamb, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Helen M. Bollwerk, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and REILLY, Senior Judge.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Ezzard Charles Lawrence appeals from his conviction of possession of heroin, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a) (1981 & 1989 Supp.). His sole contention is that the trial judge committed reversible error in denying his pretrial motion to suppress the heroin. Concluding that the judge correctly held that the contraband was recovered as a result of a contact between Lawrence and a police officer which did not constitute a seizure...

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