PATTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 8116.

326 A.2d 818 (1974)

Frank L. PATTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Lee Dier, court appointed, for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, James F. McMullin, and S. Allen Early, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, YEAGLEY and HARRIS, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal from a conviction of willful failure to appear while subject to conditions of release (D.C.Code 1973, § 23-1327(a)), presents the question whether the offense requires proof of a specific intent. We hold that it does not and affirm.

Section 23-1327 provides, inter alia, for mandatory consecutive sentences for anyone who, while on release under our bail statutes,1 "willfully fails...

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