Legal Opinion

KAMONTE J. LESHER v. UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 1, 2016No. 14-CM-1474Published

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Associate Judge:

Following a bench trial, appellant Ka-monte Lesher was found guilty of attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (marijuana) ■ (“attempted FWID”) and possession of drug paraphernalia (“PDP”). See D.C. Code §§ 48-904.01(a)(l), 48-904.09, 48-1103(a) (2012 Repl.). He asserts that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions and that the trial court reversibly erred by allowing a police officer to testify about the results of a field test. We disagree and therefore affirm.

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The government presented evidence that on the evening of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Rivas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Clayborne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007

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