957 F.2d 912
294 U.S.App.D.C. 163
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UNITED STATES of America
v.
John H. FINCH, a/k/a Howard L. Finch,
No. 91-3162.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
March 16, 1992.
Before MIKVA, Chief Judge, and RUTH B. GINSBURG and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the briefs filed by the parties. The court has determined that the issues presented occasion no need for an opinion. See D.C.Cir.Rule 14(c). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the conviction be affirmed. The district court properly treated the bag containing the cocaine as abandoned. See United States v. Lewis, 921 F.2d 1294, 1303 (D.C.Cir.1990); United States v. Carrasquillo, 877 F.2d 73, 76 (D.C.Cir.1989).
The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing. See D.C.Cir.Rule 15.