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WORTHY v. UNITED STATES

No. 13473.

420 A.2d 1216 (1980)

Dale A. WORTHY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. O'Toole, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell, and Genevieve Holm, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, Associate Judge, PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant was charged by indictment with possessing a sawed-off shotgun in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3214(a). The trial court ruled that appellant's proffered evidence about the circumstances of his possession of the shotgun was irrelevant and inadmissible. After a stipulated trial, he was found guilty and the court sentenced appellant to one year's imprisonment, suspending the execution of all but time served, and imposing...

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