UPSHUR v. U.S.

No. 95-CF-885.

716 A.2d 981 (1998)

Reginald V. UPSHUR, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Becker, appointed by this court, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Chun T. Wright, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Richard Nelson, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and FARRELL, Associate Judge, and MACK, Senior Judge.


WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Following a trial by the court, appellant, Reginald V. Upshur, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) (D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1998)). He argues for reversal on the ground that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the drugs. The resolution of this issue depends upon whether the particular facts surrounding the search and seizure provided the level of suspicion necessary to support the investigatory...

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