McBRIDE v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 11839, 11850 and 12296.

393 A.2d 123 (1978)

James L. McBRIDE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. James I. THOMAS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Richard L. SHEFFIELD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace E. Shipp, Jr., Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant in No. 11839.

John Mercer, Hyattsville, Md., appointed by this court, for appellant in No. 11850.

Thomas William Ullrich, Alexandria, Va., appointed by this court, for appellant in No. 12296.

F. Joseph Warin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Frederick A. Douglas, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KERN and FERREN, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

James McBride, James Thomas, and Richard Sheffield appeal their convictions, after a joint jury trial, based on a robbery and shooting incident at the China Star Cafe in late January, 1976. Mr. McBride was convicted of assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-501, -3202), assault with intent to rob while armed (D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-501, -3202), and possession of a prohibited weapon (D.C.Code 1973,...

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