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POWELL v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 81-43, 81-282.

455 A.2d 405 (1982)

James E. POWELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Tilman FIELDS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 24, 1982.

As Amended January 24, 1983.

Rehearing En Banc Denied March 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A.S. Campbell, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant Powell.

Barbara R. Miller, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom William J. Mertens, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellant Fields. Silas J. Wasserstrom, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance, for appellant Fields.

Lisa J. Stark, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, and William J. Bowman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, MACK, Associate Judge, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired.

MACK, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Powell was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204) and both appellants, Fields and Powell, were convicted of armed robbery (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901 and -3202). On appeal, appellants assert that comments made by the prosecutor during closing and rebuttal arguments constituted such prejudicial misconduct as to require...

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