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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 13718.

421 A.2d 19 (1980)

Charles A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Echter, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Jay B. Stephens, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry and E. Thomas Roberts, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Constantine J. Gekas, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER, and PRYOR, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of carrying a pistol without a license (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204). On appeal, he contends (1) the trial judge erred when she failed to bar the use of appellant's prior conviction for second degree murder; (2) trial counsel's failure to locate and present a witness denied him the effective assistance of counsel; and (3) he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We affirm....

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