NOAKS v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-1164.

486 A.2d 1177 (1985)

Derrick E. NOAKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Kennedy, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on brief, for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Catherine R. Mack, and Charles W. Cobb, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, TERRY and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of robbery by stealthy seizure, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2901 (1981). His sole contention on appeal is that robbery by stealth requires that the victim be unaware of the taking. Therefore, he argues that since the police decoy he robbed was aware that his pocket was being picked, his conviction must be reversed for insufficiency of the evidence. We disagree and affirm.

One evening in March 1983, Officer...

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