JONES v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-464.

416 A.2d 1236 (1980)

Steven JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce B. McHale, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, Washington, D. C., John A. Terry, Noel Anketell Kramer, and Sylva A. Royce, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, HARRIS, Associate Judge, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

Brought into question by this appeal are enhanced sentences imposed after pleas of guilty to charges of robbery (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901) and carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204). The sole claim of error is that the same prior felony conviction was used to enhance the sentence for each offense, contrary to the doctrine of Henson v. United States, D.C.App., 399 A.2d 16

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