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JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 13004.

391 A.2d 1383 (1978)

James JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen S. Millstein, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, James M. Hanny and William J. Birney, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant pleaded guilty to robbery, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2901, and was sentenced by Judge Campbell to a term of 4 to 12 years in prison. In this appeal he asserts that the trial court erred in failing to sentence him under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA), 18 U.S.C. § 5010 (1970). We affirm.

In a prior robbery conviction, appellant had been sentenced by Judge Burka to serve a term of 5 to 15 years, but execution...

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