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SWEET v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 79-438, 79-727.

438 A.2d 447 (1981)

Michael Ronald SWEET, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Thurston SWEET, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew L. Lipps, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., with whom Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant Michael Ronald Sweet.

Thomas William Ullrich, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant Thurston Sweet.

Diane G. Clarke, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, and Edward D. Ross, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, HARRIS and BELSON, Associate Judges.

KERN, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellants were found guilty of kidnapping, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2101; armed robbery, D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202; assault with intent to commit rape, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-502; and various related offenses arising from the abduction of a woman. On appeal, appellants challenge the trial court's denial of their motions to sever the trial of the codefendants...

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