CHAMBERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 11529.

383 A.2d 343 (1978)

Anthony Rena CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richmond F. Allan, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Jonathan Lash, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Paul N. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.


YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial on September 16, 1976, of assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502. He was sentenced to three to nine years' imprisonment.

The facts can be stated briefly. On the evening of April 7, 1976, Viola Kelly, who rented a room in the home of Donald Felton in Northeast Washington, accused Felton of taking her watch. Following his denial and an ensuing argument...

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