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LUCAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5205.

268 A.2d 524 (1970)

Donald Leroy LUCAS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Z. Noyes, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Roger M. Adelman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Percy H. Russell, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and KERN and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant was tried by the court and convicted of petit larceny as the result of a shoplifting at the Hecht Company. After finding him guilty the trial court sentenced appellant to 360 days imprisonment and a fine of $200.00, or in default of payment an additional 360 days.

Appellant makes a meritorious contention with respect to the punishment ordered by the trial court. He claims indigency and argues that the additional...

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