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FIELDS v. U.S.

No. 86-503.

547 A.2d 138 (1988)

Andrew FIELDS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 22, 1988.

As Amended August 30, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Meyers, Washington, D.C., appointed by this Court, for appellant.

Sharon A. Sprague, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, BELSON and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellant Andrew Fields appeals from his convictions by a jury of robbery of a senior citizen, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3901 (1987 Supp.), and carrying a dangerous weapon. Id. § 22-3204. He contends that the senior citizen penalty enhancement provided by § 22-3901 creates an unconstitutional presumption in violation of due process and, alternatively, that the trial court's denial of his request for an evidentiary hearing...

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