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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10108, 10200.

382 A.2d 1 (1978)

Kirk D. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Melvin O. JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Rosen, Public Defender Service, with whom Mildred M. Matesich and Frederick H. Weisberg, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant in No. 10108.

Charles F. Stow, III, Springfield, for appellant in No. 10200.

Lillian A. McEwen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry and John T. Kotelly, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, YEAGLEY and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

This case presents issues of trial court error in (1) permitting police "mug shots" to be received into evidence against appellants, and (2) refusing to sever their trials. We hold, on the authority of United States v. Barnes, 124 U.S.App.D.C. 318, 365 F.2d 509 (1966), that the admission of the photographs into evidence was reversible error. We further hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion...

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