HARRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 7748.

321 A.2d 215 (1974)

Jesse HARRIS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank N. Masino, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

David R. Addis, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Robert E. L. Eaton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

On this appeal the only question presented is whether the trial judge acted properly in sentencing appellant to an adult, rather than a "Youth Act", sentence. (18 U. S.C. § 5005 et seq. (1970).)

After the appellant pled guilty to one count of armed robbery he was sent for a report and recommendation pursuant to the Federal Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5010(e) (1970).

After a sentencing hearing the trial court stated that...

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