HOWERTON v. U.S.

Nos. 04-CF-1058, 06-CO-599.

964 A.2d 1282 (2009)

Joseph C. HOWERTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Nordone, appointed by the court, for appellant.

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

Sharon A. Sprague, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, Roy W. McLeese III and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before, THOMPSON, Associate Judge, FARRELL, Senior Judge, and ISCOE, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.


THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

On May 13, 2004, a jury convicted appellant Joseph Howerton of the following charges: assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) ("ADW") (D.C.Code § 22-402 (2001)); threatening to injure a person ("felony threat") (D.C.Code § 22-1810 (2001)); carrying a pistol without a license ("CPWL") (D.C.Code § 22-4504(a) (2001)); possession of an unregistered firearm ("UF") (D.C.Code § 7-2502.01 (2001)); unlawful possession of ammunition...

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