BURTON v. U.S.

No. 92-CF-1252.

657 A.2d 741 (1994)

Johnnie T. BURTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan M. Waldman, Rockville, MD, for appellant.

Miriam M. Smolen, with whom Eric H. Holder, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Rachel Adelman-Pierson, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, SCHWELB, and KING, Associate Judges.


Opinion for the Court by Associate Judge KING.

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge FERREN at p. 749.

Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge SCHWELB at p. 750.

KING, Associate Judge:

Appellant challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence that was obtained as a result of what he claims was an illegal seizure and a subsequent warrantless, non-consensual search. The principal issue presented is whether consent to search, once given...

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