GRANT v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-1716.

509 A.2d 1147 (1986)

Arthur L. GRANT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth H. Bernstein, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Gerald W. Heller, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, TERRY and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals his mandatory minimum sentence under D.C.Code § 33-541(c)(1)(B) (Supp.1985) on the ground the trial court's refusal to hear evidence he was eligible for sentencing under the addict exception, id. § 33-541(c)(2), constituted a denial of due process of law. He relies on Specht v. Patterson, 386 U.S. 605, 87 S.Ct. 1209, 18 L.Ed.2d 326 (1967). Because the record does not...

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