HILTON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 79-290, 79-314, 79-353, 79-358, and 79-311.

435 A.2d 383 (1981)

Ronnie HILTON, James Livingston a/k/a Bo, Duke, Melvin Hilton, Jerome Graham a/k/a Bull, Rufus Shepard, Jr., a/k/a Shep, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell F. Canan, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant Ronnie Hilton.

Leroy Nesbitt, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant Livingston.

Maureen M. Dwyer, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant Melvin Hilton.

Roderick W. Cash, Jr., Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant Graham.

Charles W. Halleck, Washington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant Shepard.

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

Before NEBEKER, MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.


MACK, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, each appellant was convicted of three counts of armed robbery, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202. In addition, appellants Ronnie Hilton, Melvin Hilton and James Livingston were each convicted of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, D.C.Code 1973 § 22-502, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204, and appellant Jerome Graham was convicted of two counts...

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