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HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-417.

482 A.2d 1230 (1984)

James L. HAWKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Cribari, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Linda D. Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BELSON and ROGERS, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals his conviction of one count of possession of a controlled substance—cocaine, codified at D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (Supp.1984), on the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in permitting a police expert witness to testify concerning the significance of various chemicals and paraphernalia found during the search of appellant's bedroom; (2) the expert's testimony regarding a usable amount of cocaine was not credible and therefore...

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