In re J.C.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial, appellant was convicted of burglary and theft, D.C.Code §§ 22-1801(b), -3811, -3812(a) (1981 & Supp.1985), adjudicated a delinquent, and committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services. See id. §§ 16-2320(c), -2322. Appellant contends that the only evidence of guilt — his latent fingerprints recovered from a can of air freshener found near the point of unlawful entry into a residence — was insufficient to support his conviction.1 We agree and reverse.
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At trial, the complainant, Linda Johnson, testified that on the morning of November…
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