Cash v. United States

Appellant, Anthony Cash, appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (“PWID”), in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a) (1981). He raises three claims of error, one of which requires reversal of the conviction. 1 Specifically, during final instructions, without either counsel expressing an objection, the court gave the instruction for simple possession of a controlled substance, rather than the instruction for possession with intent to distribute. 2 Thus, the jury was never told that, in order to convict, it must be satisfied that the government proved…