ADAMS v. U.S.

Nos. 87-549, 87-632 and 87-654.

558 A.2d 348 (1989)

Carolyn E. ADAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Mark A. CHAPPELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Bruce E. DENT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Scavuzzo, appointed by this court, for appellant Adams.

Dennis M. Hart, appointed by this court, for appellant Chappell.

Roger C. Wesley, appointed by this court, for appellant Dent.

Saul M. Pilchen, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Elizabeth Trosman, and James F. Rutherford, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This case involves an altercation in which appellants Dent, Chappell and Adams, each armed with a different weapon,1 beat and injured complainant Herndon. Appellants Dent and Chappell were each convicted of two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIK) and one count of simple assault. The dual AWIK counts consisted of one count predicated on an aiding...

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