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COLEMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-62.

449 A.2d 327 (1982)

Willie COLEMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Hannon, Silver Springs, Md., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Diane G. Clarke, 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 and John R. Fisher, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, NEBEKER, Associate Judge, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant, along with two codefendants, was charged with possession of heroin in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402. The trial court declared a mistrial shortly after the commencement of the trial. Appellant subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the information on double jeopardy grounds. The motion was denied.1 Appellant contends on this appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in declaring...

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