Legal Opinion
White v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1999No. 97-CF-455PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABRECHT, Associate Judge:
In this appeal of his conviction of possession of cocaine, D.C.Code § 3S-541(d) (1996), appellant Vincent White claims a violation of his right to a jury trial and evidentiary insufficiency. Holding that the trial court erred in not sending the possession charge to the jury as a lesser-included offense as required by our decisions in Simmons v. United States, 554 A.2d 1167, 1171 (D.C.1989), and Chambers v. United States, 564 A.2d 26, 27 n. 1 (D.C.1989), we reverse. However, holding that the evidence was clearly sufficient, we remand for a new trial.
Appellant Vincent…
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- Hackes v. HackesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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