HEAD v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-951.

451 A.2d 615 (1982)

James M. HEAD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Shapiro, Rockville, Md., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Kathleen E. Voelker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, U.S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and Steven D. Gordon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, KERN and PRYOR, Associate Judges.


PRYOR, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial appellant was convicted of two counts of felony murder while armed,1 two counts of premeditated murder while armed,2 four counts of armed kidnaping,3 and two counts of armed robbery.4 Appellant argues (1) that the delay between arrest and trial denied him his right to a

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