TIBBS v. UNITED STATES

No. 8749.

359 A.2d 13 (1976)

Darrell B. TIBBS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Austin P. Frum, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Michael I. Gewirtz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, James F. McMullin and Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for robbery,1 kidnapping,2 and extortion.3 Appellant makes three claims of error, only one of which requires extended discussion here: whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence an unsworn statement which the complaining witness made to the police after appellant's arrest.4

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