Legal Opinion
Dyson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1984No. 83-482PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction by a jury for unlawful possession of phen-cyclidine (PCP), D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1983 Supp.), on the grounds the trial court erred in (1) allowing the government to amend the information to charge a new or different offense after the government’s opening statement, and (2) admitting testimony that the street on which appellant was arrested was known for drug traffic. We affirm.
I
Appellant was charged in an information filed on July 21, 1982 with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (“phenmetrazine (PCP)”) (Count A) and one count…
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