Jenkins v. United States

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Upon conviction by the court appellant was sentenced to consecutive terms of one year for assault and six months for possession of a prohibited weapon. All alleged errors relate to the weapons charge. 1

Appellant complains that the information charging possession of a prohibited weapon was improperly drawn and improperly amended, both before and at trial. The information is in printed form with blank spaces for insertion of the defendant’s name, the date of the offense, and the type of weapon possessed. Originally “James Wills”, the name of the complaining witness, had…