CHAPPELLE v. U.S.

No. 98-CF-151.

736 A.2d 212 (1999)

Andre CHAPPELLE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara E. Kopecki, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Gary M. Wheeler and Heather R. Epstein, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and REID, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.


GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

Appellant, Andre Chappelle, was convicted of first degree burglary, D.C.Code § 22-1801(a) (1995 Repl.), and first degree theft, D.C.Code § 22-3812(a) (1995 Repl.). Chappelle appeals, contending: (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence that a police officer knew where he "hangs out"; (2) the government's rebuttal argument was improper and prejudicial; and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of first degree...

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