GAFFNEY v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 11311, 11319.

421 A.2d 924 (1980)

Keith E. GAFFNEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Willie C. ENGRAM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steffen W. Graae, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, with whom Bruce M. Clarke, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant Gaffney.

Mady B. Gilson, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., for appellant Engram. Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance.

Joel S. Perwin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty. at the time the case was argued, and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, NEBEKER and MACK, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Both appellants, having been found guilty of various crimes,2 seek reversal of their convictions on the grounds that they were denied a speedy trial, that the trial court failed to voir dire the jury concerning newspaper publicity and that the arrest and conviction records of government witnesses were not produced prior to trial. Both appellants also seek vacation of their sentences on the ground that the sentencing...

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