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SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 13697.

414 A.2d 1189 (1980)

Albert B. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen S. Rugg, Alexandria, Va., for appellant.

John H. Sturc, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell, and James M. Hanny, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KERN and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted Albert B. Smith of second degree murder while armed, D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2403, -3202, and unlawful possession of a pistol, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3203. On appeal, he asserts that the trial court erred in ruling that (1) the 14-month delay in executing the warrant for his arrest did not violate his rights to due process and a speedy trial, and that (2) the victim's eight-year old daughter was competent to testify...

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