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SCOTT v. UNITED STATES

No. 4101.

228 A.2d 637 (1967)

Frederick H. SCOTT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 19, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Weldon Hill, Washington, D. C., with whom Henry H. Jones, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Scott R. Schoenfeld, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Edward T. Miller, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

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

CAYTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of receiving stolen goods in violation of D.C.Code 1961, § 22-2205. He urges three grounds for reversal: (1) that a motion to suppress was improperly denied, (2) that a second motion to suppress should have been without the hearing of the jury, and (3) that an instruction on exclusive possession of the goods should have been granted.

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