United States v. Hubbard
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
The government appeals from a post-verdict judgment of acquittal granted in favor of appellee vacating a jury finding of guilty of possession of narcotics in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 33-402. The court’s ruling was founded on the premise that the evidence was insufficient to establish appel-lee’s dominion and control over the heroin seized in this case. The government seeks reversal contending that the court erred in its ruling. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse the court’s grant of appellee’s motion for judgment of acquittal and order that the jury verdict be…
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