HICKS v. U.S.

No. 96-CM-434.

697 A.2d 805 (1997)

Michael C. HICKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betty J. Clark, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Adam L. Rosman, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Thomas C. Black, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, STEADMAN, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

On October 17, 1995, after a one-day bench trial, the trial court convicted appellant Michael C. Hicks of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). See D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (Supp.1996). Hicks argues on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because the government failed to introduce evidence of a "measurable" amount of cocaine, where the chemical analysis of the substance indicated the weight...

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