UNITED STATES v. McCOY

Nos. 22792, 23090.

429 F.2d 739 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. James McCOY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph Paull, Washington, D.C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. Warren R. King, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry and Richard A. Hibey, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Roger E. Zuckerman, Asst. U.S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee in No. 22,792.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and MATTHEWS, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, age 25, was convicted of and sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery.1 His only previous conviction was in 1965 for tampering with an automobile for which he received a sentence of 90 days, the execution of which was suspended with one year probation. Under familiar principles, because of the severity of the sentence imposed in this case, we study the record with...

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