BROCKINGTON v. U.S.

No. 95-CF-587.

699 A.2d 1117 (1997)

Johnie L. BROCKINGTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Gilbert, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant.

James E. Boasberg, Assistant United States Attorney, for appellee. Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman and Leanne S. Fallin, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before FERREN, STEADMAN and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Johnie Brockington's principal contention on appeal is that the trial court erred by refusing to give a lesser included instruction for simple possession at his trial on the charged offense of possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine. Because the trial court's instructions on unanimity and joint and constructive possession and evidence that Brockington's codefendant possessed...

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