United States v. Powell

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellees were each charged by information with unlawful entry, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3102 (1981). When they moved to dismiss the informations against them, the court set their motion for hearing on the scheduled trial date. The case came on for trial a few weeks later, and the trial judge, after hearing argument but no testimony, denied the motion. A jury was then selected and sworn, and the government presented its evidence. At the conclusion of the government’s case, appellees renewed their motion to dismiss, and this time the court, having heard the relevant…