IN RE G. T.

No. 6479.

304 A.2d 865 (1973)

In the Matter of G. T.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beatrice G. Fuchs, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

E. Calvin Golumbic, Asst. Corporation Counsel, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, KERN and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.


FICKLING, Associate Judge:

Appellant was adjudged delinquent based on a charge of selling an opiate narcotic drug in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 33-402(a).

Appellant contends that the delay of slightly less than 5 months between the sale and his arrest was unreasonable, and that it prejudiced his ability to defend himself in violation of his Fifth Amendment right to due process of law.* While there is substantial doubt as...

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