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JONES v. UNITED STATES

No. 10983.

385 A.2d 750 (1978)

Charles L. JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ladd B. Leavens, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., with whom Warren C. Nighswander and Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellant.

Edward D. Ross, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty. and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, YEAGLEY and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Charles L. Jones appeals his conviction upon a jury verdict for second-degree murder (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2403) and carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204). He contends that he was denied a fair trial for two reasons: (1) the court permitted his former girlfriend to provide highly prejudicial testimony, without probative value, that appellant was using drugs at the...

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