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LUCAS v. U.S.

Nos. 08-CF-1108, 08-CF-1165.

20 A.3d 737 (2011)

Jose LUCAS, Appellant, and Lexton Pellew, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew C. Leefer , Boonsboro, MD, appointed by the court, for appellant Lucas.

David R. Solomon , with whom Harold I. Glaser , Baltimore, MD, was on the brief, for appellant Pellew.

Patricia A. Heffernan , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III , Chrisellen Kolb , Timothy Lucas , and Amy Zubrensky , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before THOMPSON, Associate Judge, KRAMER, Associate Judge, Retired, and NEBEKER, Senior Judge.

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellants Jose Lucas and Lexton Pellew of several offenses in connection with the robbery of a Georgetown jewelry store in August 2006.1 On appeal, they argue that an ex parte discussion between the court, the prosecutor, and a government witness's attorney violated their Sixth Amendment rights to counsel and to confront witnesses and their due...

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