Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 1985No. 82-557PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to support appellant Lillian E. Wheeler’s conviction for possession of a controlled substance (heroin), D.C.Code § 33 — 541(d) (Supp.1984). We find sufficient evidence upon which the trier of fact could determine beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was guilty of the charged offense, and we therefore affirm.
I
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, Byrd v. United States, 388 A.2d 1225, 1229 (D.C.1978), the facts of this case are as follows. On January 17, 1982, a search…
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