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THOMPSON v. U.S.

No. 87-224.

571 A.2d 192 (1990)

Maurice C. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Behr, Washington, D.C. appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., with whom Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Washington, D.C., Deborah Young, and Mary E. McLaren, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and BELSON, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.

KERN, Senior Judge:

This appeal presents for our determination whether the trial court correctly permitted the prosecutor to impeach appellant at his trial on the charge of distribution of heroin with his prior conviction for contempt of court.1 The court had adjudged appellant in contempt for his failure to abide by a specific and written condition of his pretrial release: to refrain from the use of drugs.

The record reflects...

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