HILL v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-830.

434 A.2d 422 (1981)

Clinton HILL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Mertens, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., with whom Silas, J. Wasserstrom and Randy I. Bellows, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs, for appellant. Stephen Bright and Timothy D. Junkin, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellant.

Harold Damelin, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty. and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, KERN and MACK, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

In this challenge to his conviction for second-degree murder while armed, D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2403, -3202(a)(1), and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204, appellant raises four issues: (1) whether the government violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainers; (2) whether the trial court erred by failing to limit the number of prior convictions used to impeach his credibility after he took the stand...

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