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MUNN v. U.S.

No. 95-CF-1686.

703 A.2d 1239 (1997)

Walter J. MUNN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur H. Fawcett, Jr., Washington, DC, appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Lee H. Rubin, and Adam L. Rosman, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before TERRY and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1993). On appeal he contends that certain remarks made by the prosecutor in his opening statement were improper, in that they were inflammatory and referred to facts that could not be introduced into evidence. We agree that the prosecutor's comments were improper, but because...

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