THORNE v. U.S.

No. 12-CM-101.

46 A.3d 1085 (2012)

Bobby THORNE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Opinion Issued June 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Timmann , Student Attorney (No. 12581), and Cassandra Snyder , Supervising Attorney, were on appellant's motion for summary reversal.

Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III , David C. Rybicki , and Ann K.H. Simon , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on appellee's opposition to the motion for summary reversal.

Before GLICKMAN and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and REID, Senior Judge.


GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

In a non-jury trial, appellant Bobby Thorne was found guilty of possession of heroin, a misdemeanor. The judge sentenced him to a prison term of 180 days. Thorne appealed and moved for summary reversal of his sentence and for re-sentencing by another judge, on the ground that the trial judge unconstitutionally sentenced him more severely because, through counsel, he had exercised his right to cross-examine the government chemist at trial...

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