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HENSON v. U.S.

No. 10-CF-1177.

55 A.3d 859 (2012)

Javon Thomas HENSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee R. Goebes , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

David B. Goodhand , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III , Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John P. Mannarino and Katherine Rakoczy , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FISHER and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and KING, Senior Judge.

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant Javon Henson challenges the denial of his motion to suppress a handgun and ammunition found on his person, claiming that they were discovered during an unlawful seizure and frisk. Unpersuaded by his argument that an unsuccessful attempt by a police officer to detain an individual constitutes a seizure, we affirm.

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