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BENNETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10110.

375 A.2d 499 (1977)

Harry J. BENNETT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen E. Moore, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Larry C. Willey, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and William D. Pease, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FICKLING, NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Harry Bennett was convicted of second-degree murder (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2403) and possession of a prohibited weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3214(a)). He challenges his convictions on the grounds that (1) the trial court improperly admitted hearsay testimony of a witness regarding an alleged threat made by appellant to the deceased; and (2) certain remarks by the prosecutor in his closing argument to the jury prejudiced his...

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