Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1993No. 90-CF-447, 91-CO-1512PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant Robert Jones, Jr., of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. See D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988 Repl.). The trial court sentenced him to five to fifteen years of imprisonment, with a mandatory minimum of four years. Appellant contends on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error when it gave an “acquittal first” instruction after the jury had announced it was deadlocked. After filing his notice of appeal, appellant also moved to vacate his sentence and conviction under D.C.Code § 23-110 (1989 Repl.), alleging ineffective…
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