CORNWELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-756.

451 A.2d 628 (1982)

Morris D. CORNWELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stern, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Helen M. Bollwerk, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, MACK and BELSON, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, convicted of the attempted breaking and entering of a vending machine, received an enhanced sentence as a repeat offender pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, § 22-104(a). He argues on appeal that, because he committed the offense which formed the basis for the enhanced penalty after the crime for which he received the enhanced sentence, the court erred in sentencing him as a repeat offender. We reject this...

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