HALTIWANGER v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10325, 10891.

377 A.2d 1142 (1977)

Jo Ann HALTIWANGER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Melvin G. SHEFFIELD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan G. Potter, law student counsel (LS # 1204), with whom Richard S. McMillan, supervising attorney appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant Haltiwanger. James R. Klimaski, law student (LS # 824), also entered an appearance for appellant Haltiwanger.

T. Paul Imse, Jr., Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant Sheffield.

Neil I. Levy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Jonathan Lash, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, NEBEKER, Associate Judge, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellants appeal from nonjury misdemeanor convictions of possession of a narcotic drug (D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402); possession of implements of a crime — narcotics implements (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3601); and unlawful possession of a pistol after conviction of a felony (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3203). Together they challenge the sufficiency of the evidence as to the possession offenses and the seizure of the pistol. Sheffield...

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