ALLEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-1120.

431 A.2d 27 (1981)

Steven V. ALLEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. McMillen, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Harold Damelin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell, and Bette E. Uhrmacher, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired.


YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant challenges the trial court's correction of an earlier, illegal sentence on the ground that it is harsher than the original sentence and so cannot survive constitutional attack. Finding appellant's contention unpersuasive, we affirm.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501, -3202), armed robbery (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901, -3202)...

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