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CLARK v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-938.

416 A.2d 717 (1980)

Eric L. CLARK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Frisch, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

William A. Bowman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and John C. Aisenbrey, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and PRYOR, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The only question presented here is whether judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia have authority to impose a split sentence in circumstances where the accused is being committed under the provisions of the Federal Youth Corrections Act1 (hereafter referred to as "the Youth Act"). Concluding that they lack such authority, we affirm.

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