Legal Opinion
United States v. Alston
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 13, 1990No. 90-167, 90-168PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether the Council of the District of Columbia has authority under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Home Rule Act), D.C.Code § 1-229(a) (1987 Repl.), to pass successive, substantially identical emergency acts to preserve the status quo while identical legislation enacted by the Council after two readings is pending before Congress for review. Appellee Charles Alston was charged in two separate multi-count indictments with possession with intent to distribute cocaine while armed, D.C.Code §…
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