BARNES v. UNITED STATES

No. 7404.

313 A.2d 106 (1973)

Melvin H. BARNES, Sr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander L. Benton, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John T. Kotelly, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and FICKLING and HARRIS, Associate Judges.


FICKLING, Associate Judge:

Appellant Melvin H. Barnes, Sr., was convicted after a jury trial of violating D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2205 (receiving stolen property the value of $100 or upward).1 On appeal his main contentions are that the trial court erred in denying (1) his motion for judgment of acquittal and (2) his proposed jury instructions.2 After careful consideration we find these contentions without...

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