LEE v. U.S.

No. 88-219.

562 A.2d 1202 (1989)

Charles S. LEE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill D. Burlison, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Jock A. Banks, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Elizabeth Trosman and Kevin J. Murphy, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, TERRY, Associate Judge, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of possessing cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988). The only issue on appeal concerns a remark made by the prosecutor in closing argument. Although we agree with appellant (and the trial court) that the remark was improper, we hold that it was not so prejudicial as to require reversal.

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