SMALLWOOD v. UNITED STATES

No. 10896.

407 A.2d 675 (1979)

James W. SMALLWOOD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 24, 1979.

Reconsideration Denied January 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Labowitz, Alexandria, Va., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Mark J. Biros, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, Peter E. George, and E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee. Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER and MACK, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant challenges his judgment of conviction for armed robbery and related crimes on the grounds that (1) the trial court improperly proceeded with his trial to final judgment while he was a fugitive, and (2) the government has improperly permitted him to remain in the custody of the State of Maryland serving sentence on a conviction unrelated to the instant case in violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), D.C.Code 1973, § 24-701...

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