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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 6127.

293 A.2d 484 (1972)

James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Scott Bradbury, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Robert E. L. Eaton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Richard L. Beizer, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PAIR, REILLY and YEAGLEY Associate Judges.

PAIR, Associate Judge:

Found guilty of possession of narcotics1 after a jury trial, appellant was sentenced to 180 days' straight time. Urging reversal, he contends that he was denied a fair trial by reason of the over-participation of the trial judge in the examination of witnesses and his unwarranted criticism of defense counsel in the presence of the jury. He contends also that the sentence of 180 days, while only one-half the statutory...

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