Jimmie Wayne Powell
                        c/o Richard Huber
                       1706 R Street, N.W.
                         Washington, DC.
                            797-4632

Mr. Cowgill
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Superior Court for the District of Columbia

                         August 4, 1989

Dear Mr. Cowgill:

On July 31, 1989 I was in the Superior Court for the purpose of
pressing charges against an individual known to me as Marc A.
Palmer.  This name may be an alias.  On the docket he was listed as
Marc A. Harris, and it seems unlikely that a man who behaves as Mr.
Palmer does just suddenly entered into a life of crime on 5-21-89
However, this individual is on record as Marc Palmer.  See
enclosure.

I found it extremely disturbing that, although the police had
statements from three witnesses in addition to myself, the charges
against Mr. Palmer were dismissed.  When I expressed my
disatisfaction over the dispositon of the matter, Mr. Kruger, who
was representing the government in the case, said that the decision
not to prosecute had been made on a supervisory level and there was
nothing he could do about it.  
This is not the first time I have experienced problems with this
Mr. Palmer, nor it is the first time that I have experienced
difficulty in obtaining assistance from your office in dealing with
these problems.  See, enclosure at #'s 01 and 02.

From my personal knowledge Mr. Palmer is involved, on perhaps a
daily basis, either in thefts or assaults.  Once, I personally saw
him bite a chunk out of a man's lip after the man complained that
Mr. Palmer had stolen his bicycle.  I consider Mr. Palmer a serious
danger both to people and property.  In fact, on July 31st,
immediately after he was released from custody, Mr. Palmer made
threats of violence against two of the witnesses who signed
statements against him.  He stated that while he had been in
custody the marshals told him to "kick their asses,"  and bragged
that if he went to jail he would be released again.

In light of the facts that your office is ostensibly in business to
insure the public's protection from theft and violence, and that
Mr. Palmer has been running up an impressive record for theft and
violence since at least as early as 5-21-89, I would like to know
why your office is refusing to prosecute him. 

Your prompt attention to this matter will forestall the necessity
of making further inquiries.

                           Sincerely, 





















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