BROOKS v. U.S.

No. 09-CM-278.

993 A.2d 1090 (2010)

Herbert David BROOKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Stringer, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Channing D. Phillips, Acting United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Seth Adam Meinero, Assistant United States Attorneys, for appellee.

Before FISHER, Associate Judge, and KERN and KING, Senior Judges.


FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant challenges his conviction, after a bench trial, for possession of heroin, arguing that the trial court committed reversible error when it denied his mid-trial request to withdraw his express waiver of the right to confront a government chemist. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

I. Statement of Facts

On August 12, 2008, appellant was approached by Officer David Wildey of the Metropolitan Police Department...

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