BLAKENEY v. U.S.

Nos. 93-CF-401, 93-CF-457.

653 A.2d 365 (1995)

Michael H. BLAKENEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. James B. NELSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen J. Krueger, for appellant Blakeney. Craig Dean Katz, for appellant Nelson.

Glen L. Kirschner, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty. and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Shanlon Wu, and Linda I. Marks, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN and KING, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

On September 18, 1992 a jury convicted appellants Nelson and Blakeney of unlawful possession with intent to distribute cocaine. D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1993 Repl.). Nelson was also convicted of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. D.C.Code § 33-603(a) (1993 Repl.). Nelson was sentenced to a mandatory term of seven to twenty-one years in prison for possession with intent to distribute, and to one month in prison for possessing...

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