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THORNTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 7840.

357 A.2d 429 (1976)

Gilbert F. THORNTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry C. Straus, Washington, D. C., with whom Edward M. Fogarty, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs, both appointed by this court, for appellant.

Justin D. Simon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry, James F. McMullin, and John T. Kotelly, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of felony murder, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401, armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901 and 22-3202, and assault with a dangerous weapon, id. § 22-502. He contends that he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel, and he was denied due process of law through an impermissibly suggestive out-of-court identification. We affirm.

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