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NESBETH v. U.S.

No. 99-CM-873.

870 A.2d 1193 (2005)

Jebron NESBETH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian A. Williams for appellant.

Edward A. O'Connell, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant was found guilty after a bench trial of simple possession of marijuana, a conviction that resulted from his arrest for motor vehicle violations and an ensuing search of his person, which yielded a small quantity of marijuana. On appeal, his main contention is that the trial judge erroneously barred him from asserting a defense under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb (2005) (the RFRA or the Act), based...

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