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THORNE v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-748.

452 A.2d 170 (1982)

Gilbert L. THORNE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joann R. Deutch, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., with whom John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Ava J. Abramowitz, and E. Anne McKinsey, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, PRYOR and BELSON, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted of attempting to "deal, play or practice the game called three-card monte" pursuant to D.C.Code 1981, § 22-1506. Appellant now, as at trial, asserts that a necessary element of the offense is a demonstrated intent by a defendant to deceive or trick. The trial court expressly rejected this claim.1 We affirm.

Appellant was arrested while engaging with pedestrians in the game of three-card...

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