Legal Opinion
Moore v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 1977No. 8958PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction for possession of marijuana on the ground of insufficient evidence, challenging as legally inconclusive the expert testimony introduced by the government. We affirm.
I
In the course of a search incident to his arrest on an outstanding bench warrant, appellant was found in possession of two small envelopes, one containing eleven cigarette butts weighing 360 milligrams and the other containing green plant-like material weighing 1350 milligrams. He was found guilty in a nonjury trial of violating D.C. Code 1973, § 33-402,1 and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. WindWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Blakeney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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