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WHEELER v. UNITED STATES

No. 5462.

276 A.2d 722 (1971)

Albert Lorenzo WHEELER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 5, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Michael Cappelletti, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Julius A. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, and John A. McCahill, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GALLAGHER, PAIR and REILLY, Associate Judges.

REILLY, Associate Judge:

This case is before us on appeal from a conviction for possession of narcotics paraphernalia consisting of two hypodermic syringes, a number of gelatin capsules, a burned bottle top "cooker", and a shoestring suitable for use as a tourniquet, in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3601, which renders unlawful the possession of implements of a crime. Appellant, having waived jury trial, was tried by the court, found guilty, and sentenced...

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