Legal Opinion
Ruffin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 2011No. 08-CO-973, 08-CO-1263, 10-CO-971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant Marcus J. Ruffin was convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (marijuana) and simple possession of marijuana. The trial court sentenced appellant to 24 months’ incarceration for the unlawful distribution conviction and six months’ incar ceration for the possession conviction, the sentences to run consecutively. Appellant then filed seriatim two motions under Super. Ct.Crim. R. 35(a), arguing that his sentence for unlawful distribution was an illegal sentence. Two of the instant consolidated appeals are from the trial…
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