CLIFTON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 7995, 8124.

363 A.2d 299 (1976)

Abraham CLIFTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Wallace SOUTHERLAND, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller W. Marshall, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for Abraham Clifton.

Leslie Scherr, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for Wallace Southerland.

David E. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and James F. McMullin, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee. Lawrence T. Bennett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.


GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, appellants were found guilty of armed robbery.1 Appellant Southerland received a sentence of 10 to 30 years' imprisonment. Appellant Abraham Clifton was given a sentence of 10 to 36 years.2

Appellant Southerland contends, principally, that (1) the trial court erred in not timely disclosing to all counsel a discussion between the complaining witness and...

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