of 1970. Section 3143(a) is a counter-pan of D.C.CT § 23-1325(b). In United States Edwards, 430 A.2d 1321 C.1 1) (en bane) the District of Columbia Court of Appeals dealt with the constitutionality of various of those provisions in an extended opinion (with some dissents on dif- ferent issues). 1. Eighth Amen