TILLMAN v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 85-106, 85-117 and 85-217.

519 A.2d 166 (1986)

Cornell TILLMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Larry TILLMAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Louis Larry BELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hogrogian, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant Cornell Tillman.

Edward Rosenthal, with whom Joan Gauche, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant Larry Tillman.

Richard S. Greenlee, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Jennifer P. Lyman, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant Bell.

Saul M. Pilchen, Asst. U.S. Atty., 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 NEBEKER, NEWMAN and FERREN, Associate Judges.


NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, Cornell Tillman, Larry Tillman and Louis Bell were convicted of armed robbery and assault with intent to kill while armed. Larry Tillman was, in addition, convicted of carrying a pistol without a license. On appeal, they claim that the trial court erred in denying their motions to sever on the ground that their defenses were irreconcilable. We affirm.1

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