JOHNSON v. U.S.

Nos. 97-CF-995, 97-CF-1558.

756 A.2d 458 (2000)

Earl JOHNSON and Walter Harris, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Godwin Oyewole, Washington, DC, appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant Walter Harris.

Janet Ann Cohen, Bronx, NY, appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant Earl Johnson.

Asunción Cummings Hostin, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth H. Danello, and Abby Stavitsky, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, RUIZ, Associate Judge, and MACK, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

In this appeal of their convictions for robbery, D.C.Code § 22-2901 (1996),1 both Walter Harris and Earl Johnson contend that the trial court erred in entering a judgment of guilty because (1) the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions for robbery; and (2) the trial court committed reversible error when it declined to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of attempted robbery. We affirm...

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