Legal Opinion
Fields v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 2008No. 06-CF-894PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Appellant appeals from a jury conviction of possession of marijuana. 2 See D.C.Code § 48-904.01(d) (2001). The parties agree that the “DEA-7,” a report prepared by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which determined that the green weed substance found on and near appellant was marijuana, was erroneously admitted into evidence in violation of appellant’s constitutional right to confrontation. See Howard v. United States, 929 A.2d 839, 847 (D.C.2007); Thomas, 914 A.2d at 5.
The parties disagree as to the appropriate remedy. The government argues that the case should be…
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