UNITED STATES v. WALKER

No. 6147.

294 A.2d 376 (1972)

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. William A. WALKER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. McMullin, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and William M. Brodsky, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellant.

Lawrence H. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, with whom James S. Dawson, III, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY and NEBEKER, Associate Judges, and HOOD, Chief Judge, Retired.


HOOD, Chief Judge, Retired:

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