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DAWKINS v. U.S.

No. 86-218.

535 A.2d 1383 (1988)

Gerald T. DAWKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith L. Gorfkle, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Claire M. Fay, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Gerald T. Dawkins argues in this appeal that the trial court erred in not affording him a hearing on his motion to seal his arrest record. Because we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to hold such a hearing, we affirm.

Metropolitan Police records show that on March 4, 1985, appellant assaulted Burton Farr, Jr., by holding a gun to Farr's head and asking the whereabouts...

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