Legal Opinion
United States v. Chevalier Thompson, A/K/A Bumpy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 15, 1994No. 93-3125PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial, Chevalier Thompson was convicted on one count of distribution of cocaine base and on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. We find no merit in his one claim of trial error— that the government used an improper “identification procedure” by showing witnesses a photograph of Thompson in the course of its immediate pre-trial preparation. Although we affirm the convictions, we remand for further consideration of his sentence.
I. Alleged Use of an Improper…
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