Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1992No. 91-CF-113PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of distributing cocaine. D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988 Repl.). Appellant’s primary contentions are that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove “usable amount”; (2) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury properly on “usable amount”; and (3) the prosecutor’s misconduct in closing argument denied appellant a fair trial. We conclude that several of the prosecutor’s comments and actions during rebuttal argument were unprofessional and, in some instances, clearly improper. But given the strength of the government’s case and the…
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