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WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10930, 10973 and 11813.

387 A.2d 582 (1978)

Carlton V. WRIGHT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Leroy CARLTON, Jr., a/k/a William M. Carlton, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas S. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., with whom Karen E. Moore and Robert F. Muse, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellant in No. 10930.

Herbert N. Beller, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant in Nos. 10973 and 11813.

Steven D. Gordon, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before HARRIS, MACK, and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellants Carlton Wright and Leroy Carlton have each been convicted of one count of armed robbery (D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202), and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-502). They base their appeals, however, on separate grounds. Mr. Wright asserts that the prosecutor's attack on his alibi defense during closing argument to the jury included...

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