FERSNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-481.

482 A.2d 387 (1984)

Israel H. FERSNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce B. McHale, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

John M. Facciola, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN and ROGERS, Associate Judges, and REILLY, Chief Judge, Retired.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury, rejecting appellant's claim of self-defense, convicted him of second-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2403, -3202, and carrying a dangerous weapon. D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1981). The trial court sentenced him to consecutive prison terms of fifteen years to life on the murder charge and of three to nine years on the weapon charge. On appeal, he argues that the trial court...

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