MORRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-63.

469 A.2d 432 (1983)

John I. MORRIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Echter, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Joseph Michael Hannon, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and Mark J. Biros, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., appeared on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.


BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant was charged with first-degree murder, while armed, of James Bowens, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401 (1981), -3202 (1981 and 1983 Supp.), and with carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204 (1981). Following a jury trial he was found guilty of manslaughter while armed, id. §§ 22-2405, -3202 (1981), and carrying a pistol without a license. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in: 1) failing...

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