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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-1522.

483 A.2d 1125 (1984)

James N. LEWIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 2, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence McCourt, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, with whom Stephen R. Lohman, Washington, D.C., was on the briefs, for appellant.

Terence J. Keeney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the briefs were filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the briefs, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER and BELSON, Associate Judges, and KERN, Associate Judge, Retired.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2405, -3202 (1981 & Supp.1983), in connection with the stabbing death of his nephew, Bernard Lee. We hold that a statement given to police shortly after appellant's arrest should have been suppressed because appellant was not advised of all of his Miranda rights.1 However, we further hold that the error was harmless beyond...

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