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AUGBURN v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-1096.

514 A.2d 452 (1986)

Edward AUGBURN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 2, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Stewart, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., with whom Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, Steven I. Friedland, and Ariadne Symons, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, BELSON, and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

A jury found Edward Augburn guilty of one count of possession of cocaine, D.C. Code § 33-541(d) (1985 Supp.). On appeal, Augburn makes two contentions: (1) that the trial court erred in denying Augburn's motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor's reference in his opening statement to Augburn's participation in drug sales just prior to his arrest, and (2) that the prosecutor improperly impeached Augburn with a previous conviction for...

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