Blakeney v. United States

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

This appeal follows appellant’s conviction for possession of marijuana, a violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402. In the sole argument he raises on appeal, appellant contends that the conviction must be reversed for the failure of the government to quantify the amount of tetrahydrocan-nabinol (THC) present in the approximately 8 grams of marijuana seized at his arrest. Finding no error, we affirm.

The chemist produced by the government at trial testified that he had examined the substance confiscated from the appellant and had determined it to be marijuana by microscopic…