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GODFREY v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-1205.

454 A.2d 293 (1982)

Sterling L. GODFREY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 30, 1982.

As Modified March 25, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Hamilton Loeb, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Kathleen E. Voelker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and William J. Birney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, FERREN, and BELSON, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant raises three principal issues in appealing his convictions for pandering, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2705, and procuring, id., § 22-2707. First, appellant claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial based on complainant's recantation of her trial testimony. We conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying this motion on the ground that the recantation was incredible. Second, appellant...

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