DAVIS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 4220, 4221.

230 A.2d 485 (1967)

Sidney C. DAVIS and Charles L. Colbert, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Montgomery, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellants.

Joseph J. Tafe, Philadelphia, Pa., pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, MYERS, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired).


CAYTON, Judge:

Appellant Colbert was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of the implements of crime, attempted housebreaking and petit larceny.1 Appellant Davis was charged with attempted housebreaking and petit larceny. Trial without a jury resulted in their convictions.2

Testimony revealed that the arresting officers received a call at about 5:03 a. m. from a police dispatcher informing...

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