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FORBES v. UNITED STATES

No. 9846.

390 A.2d 453 (1978)

Dexter A. FORBES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom Michael L. Rankin, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

William J. O'Malley, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, William D. Pease and David M. Bullock, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER and MACK, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises from a jury conviction of assault with intent to commit robbery while armed (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-501, -3202) and assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502).1 Appellant contends that the trial judge erred in (1) denying appellant's motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial, (2) failing to give a cautionary instruction sua sponte when evidence of prior inconsistent...

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