DEANDRE BROOKS v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
ROY W. McLEESE, Associate Judge:
Appellant DeAndre Brooks seeks reversal of his convictions, for assault op a police officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. Mr. Brooks challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia. He also argues that the: trial court abused its discretion by refusing to continue the trial to permit further plea negotiations. We hold that the evidence was insufficient to support Mr. Brooks’s conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia. We also hold that the trial court acted :within its discretion in denying…
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