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GETHERS v. U.S.

No. 87-51.

556 A.2d 201 (1989)

James GETHERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Meyers, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Kevin A. Forder, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, and Mary Ellen Abrecht, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, TERRY, and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Gethers was convicted of one count of distribution of cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (PWID), both in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1). On appeal, he contends, among other things,1 that the trial judge committed reversible error in failing to instruct the jury with respect to alibi, as requested by the defense. In light of Gray v. United States, ...

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