Legal Opinion

Ramirez v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 16, 2012No. 11-CF-680PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:

Appellant Jose Ramirez was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine (PWID) and possession of drug paraphernalia.1 Following a jury trial, he was acquitted of PWID, but convicted of the lesser-included offense of possession of cocaine.2 He was also convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. On appeal, Mr. Ramirez claims that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; *1248and (2) the trial court erred by instructing the jury that it could find him guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia based on possession of one ziplock bag. For…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Rivas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Gibson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

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