WASHINGTON v. U. S.

Nos. 12604, 12842.

397 A.2d 946 (1979)

Samuel M. WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Leroy FERGUSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H. Krug, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant Samuel M. Washington.

Herbert B. Dixon, Jr., Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant Leroy Ferguson.

Regina C. McGranery, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry and Theodore A. Shmanda, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellants Washington and Ferguson were charged jointly in seven counts of an indictment and individually in separate counts. After trial by jury, Washington was convicted of felony murder, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401; armed robbery, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202; assault with a dangerous weapon, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-504; and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, &...

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