Baker v. United States

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

Appellant Baker was convicted of violating the “Narcotics Vagrancy Statute,” D.C. Code 1961, § 33-416a. He asserts many errors including insufficiency of the evidence and the unconstitutionality of the statute. The constitutional questions have been considered and decided in two companion cases which were consolidated with this one. Ricks v. United States, D.C.App., 228 A.2d 316, decided this day.

In this case we do not reach the constitutional questions because we are of the opinion that the evidence does not support the conviction. Baker was tried and convicted along…