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STONEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-210.

494 A.2d 1303 (1985)

Jacob STONEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney R. Bixler, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Charles W. Cobb, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, and Steven C. Tabackman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and ROGERS, Associate Judges, and REILLY, Chief Judge, Retired.

NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

Stoney was convicted by a jury of burglary, grand larceny, destruction of property, and obstruction of justice. He challenges his convictions on a number of grounds; we find only one meriting discussion. We hold that the convictions for obstructing justice must be reversed since neither the grand jury nor the United States Attorney (or his assistants) is an investigator duly authorized by the Mayor within the meaning of the D.C.Code §...

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