UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

Nos. 72-1354, 72-1823.

485 F.2d 1012 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America v. Edgar C. THOMAS, a/k/a Elgar Thomas, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Elgar C. THOMAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. William Doolittle, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Richard L. Beizer, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Roger M. Adelman, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before LEVENTHAL and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge for the District of Montana.


ROBB, Circuit Judge:

In January 1970 the appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery, and was sentenced under the Youth Corrections Act. (Criminal No. 1859-69 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia). In March of 1971, while serving his sentence at a "half-way house" he escaped from custody. On June 17, 1971 he was arrested for the armed robbery of a Safeway store which took place on that day. Thereafter in Criminal No. 1349-71,...

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