Legal Opinion
Long v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1993No. 91-CF-1130PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Roderick Long was convicted by a jury of possession of heroin with the intent to distribute it (PWID). D.C. Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988). The trial judge also found him guilty of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of D.C. Code § 33-603(a) (1988). 1
Long testified at trial that he purchased the heroin in question with money contributed by him and by four companions for the purpose of sharing it with those companions. On appeal, he contends that the trial judge, by his instructions and by his rulings relating to the parties’ proposed closing arguments,…
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- United States v. Marvin Jose RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- People v. EdwardsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- United States v. Lester WrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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