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RICHARDSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 5598.

276 A.2d 237 (1971)

Calvin RICHARDSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Edward Starrs, appointed by this court, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

C. Madison Brewer, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, PAIR and REILLY, Associate Judges.

REILLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, charged by information with possession of the implements of a crime (narcotics paraphernalia) in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3601, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 180 days' imprisonment. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in permitting the case to go to a jury.

At the trial, Samuel Blackburn, an officer of the Metropolitan Police...

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