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JEFFERSON v. U.S.

No. 04-CF-1589.

906 A.2d 885 (2006)

Michael JEFFERSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Riley, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, Yvonne Lee, and John W. Borchert, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant pled guilty to attempted distribution of heroin, while preserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the heroin. See Super. Ct. Crim. R. 11(a)(2). We hold that the police had probable cause to arrest appellant and search him incident to the arrest (the search yielding heroin) because of his distinctive actions in twice removing small objects from the crotch area of his trousers—the second time after seemingly...

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