SMITH v. U.S.

No. 06-CF-243.

966 A.2d 367 (2009)

Edwin K. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nina Chernoff, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Sandra K. Levick, and Cortney Lollar were on the brief, for appellant.

Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr. and John C. Einstman, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REID, BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, and THOMPSON, Associate Judges.


THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

On October 27, 2005, a jury convicted Edwin K. Smith of carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL), possession of an unregistered firearm (UF), unlawful possession of ammunition (UA), and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (crack cocaine).1 Smith appeals on two grounds. First, he argues that the trial court committed clear error in rejecting his Batson2 challenge...

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