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JONES v. U.S.

Nos. 90-CF-447, 91-CO-1512.

620 A.2d 249 (1993)

Robert JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rosenthal, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Elizabeth H. Danello, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Randall D. Eliason, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, FARRELL, and KING, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Robert Jones, Jr., of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. See D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988 Repl.). The trial court sentenced him to five to fifteen years of imprisonment, with a mandatory minimum of four years. Appellant contends on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error when it gave an "acquittal first" instruction after the jury had announced it was deadlocked. After filing...

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