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MITCHELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 11554.

399 A.2d 866 (1979)

Robert E. MITCHELL, a/k/a Bobby Lee Mitchell, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Herman, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

James F. Hibey, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty. and John A. Terry, Timothy J. Reardon, III, and Joel S. Perwin, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before HARRIS, MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant has appealed from convictions for assault with intent to kill while armed, under D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3202, and for assault with a dangerous weapon, under D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502. Appellant has argued: 1) that his conviction must be reversed because the trial court's instructions to the jury on self-defense were erroneous as a matter of law; and 2) that the trial court's sentencing of him pursuant to the increased penalty provision of...

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