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LOMAX v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-1166.

510 A.2d 225 (1986)

Ronald H. LOMAX, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Gilbert, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Robert M. Morgan, Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, and Daniel S. Friedman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, MACK and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from his conviction by a jury of possession of a controlled substance (dilaudid), D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1985 Supp.), on the ground that the trial judge abused his discretion when, immediately before closing arguments were to begin, he announced that such arguments would be limited to fifteen minutes a side. We find no abuse of discretion; accordingly, we affirm.

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