THOMAS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 3441-3443.

201 A.2d 520 (1964)

James P. THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. James P. THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 16, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Laughlin, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., with whom Frank Q. Nebeker, Donald Hirsch and B. Michael Rauh, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee in Nos. 3441 and 3442.

Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, Hubert B. Pair and David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief for appellee in No. 3443.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, QUINN, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired).


CAYTON, Judge.

Appellant was charged with violating Code 1961, § 33-402, possession of narcotic drugs; Code 1961, § 33-416a, narcotic drug vagrancy; and Code 1961, § 40-301, operating a motor vehicle without a permit. He pleaded guilty and the court imposed a sentence of 360 days, with a recommendation for hospital treatment.

Appellant then filed a motion for reconsideration of the sentence, supported by an affidavit of his attorney, alleging...

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