Legal Opinion
Byrd v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 31, 1990No. 88-969PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Ronald Byrd was convicted by a jury of possession of narcotics paraphernalia under D.C. Code § 33-550 (1981), 1 and on appeal he contends that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress. D.C.Code § 33-550 requires intent to use a controlled substance by “subcutaneous injection,” 2 and has been invoked only where there is possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe. See United States v. Covinton, 459 A.2d 1067 (D.C.1983). Here the government proved only that appellant had a smoking pipe. Consequently, the court, sua sponte, directed the parties to…
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