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JACKSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-516.

515 A.2d 1133 (1986)

Alvennia JACKSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie B. Holt, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., with whom Patricia A. Riley, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, Washington, D.C., and Saul M. Pilchen, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, BELSON, and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals her conviction in a trial by the court of sexual solicitation for purposes of prostitution, D.C. Code § 22-2701 (1985 Supp.), on the ground that the trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss the information based on the government's waiver of its right to make an opening statement. We affirm.

After counsel announced that they were ready for trial, the trial judge asked how many witnesses they each had. The prosecutor...

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