NICKS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5333.

273 A.2d 256 (1971)

Elaine NICKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Borders, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant. John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellant.

Daniel J. Bernstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Edwin K. Hall, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and PAIR and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


PAIR, Associate Judge:

On an information charging possession of narcotics in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 33-402, appellant was, after trial by jury, convicted and sentenced to ninety days in jail. On appeal, the sole contention is that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to exclude from the evidence six gelatin capsules containing heroin which were seized from appellant's closed hand. Finding no error affecting appellant's substantial...

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