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PARRISH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 97-CO-828.

718 A.2d 133 (1998)

Robert Lee PARRISH, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Webster T. Knight, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Rosalyn Calbert Groce, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Jo Anne Robinson, Interim Corporation Counsel, and Robert R. Rigsby, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge.

On April 15, 1997, appellant Parrish pleaded guilty to a charge of drinking in public.1 He was sentenced to thirty days in jail and was ordered to pay $50 to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in imposing the $50 assessment. He offers two alternative arguments. First, he maintains that the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996 does not apply...

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