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SIMS v. U.S.

No. 06-CF-137.

963 A.2d 147 (2008)

Demetrius D. SIMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian A. Williams, Washington, was on the brief for appellant.

James Klein and Alice Wang, Public Defender Service, filed a brief amicus curiae on behalf of appellant.

Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, Florence Pan, Perham Gorji, and John P. Gidez, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before KRAMER, Associate Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, Retired, and KING, Senior Judge.

FARRELL, Associate Judge, Retired:

A jury found appellant guilty of carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL), possession of an unregistered firearm (UF), and unlawful possession of ammunition (UA).1 According to evidence the jury credited, a police officer saw appellant throw a pistol into the rear yard of a dwelling from an alley behind 53rd Street, N.E. He did not live at that address. Appellant makes several arguments for reversal...

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