Legal Opinion
Garcia v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 2006No. 00-CF-978, 00-CF-979PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of distributing a controlled substance (crack cocaine) and violating the Bail Reform Act (“BRA”). On appeal he argues (1) that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of distributing cocaine, and (2) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the two offenses for trial. We find both arguments without merit; hence we affirm both convictions.
I
A. The evidence on the cocaine charge
On a July afternoon, shortly before 3:00 p.m., in the 1600 block of Columbia Road, N.W., appellant approached three undercover police…
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