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Ware v. United States

Citations

  • 672 A.2d 557
  • 1996 D.C. App. LEXIS 33
  • 1996 WL 87402

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  • holding that the defendant’s consent to examine a toothbrush holder extended to the interior as well as the exterior of that container
  • holding that the defendant's consent to examine a toothbrush holder extended to the interior as well as the exterior of that container
  • stating that “the test for determining the scope of consent is objective reasonableness, not the subjective intent of the consenting party”
  • explaining that reasonable suspicion analysis is only necessary if we first conclude that a defendant was seized within the meaning 22 of the Fourth Amendment (citing Hawkins v. United States, 663 A.2d 1221, 1225 (D.C. 1995)
  • anonymous tip sufficiently corroborated justified seizure
  • anonymous tip sufficiently corroborated justified seizure

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Judges: Wagner, Terry, Steadman

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