Cornwell v. United States

Appellant, convicted of the attempted breaking and entering of a vending machine, received an enhanced sentence as a repeat offender pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, § 22-104(a). He argues on appeal that, because he committed the offense which formed the basis for the enhanced penalty after the crime for which he received the enhanced sentence, the court erred in sentencing him as a repeat offender. We reject this contention and conclude that a prior conviction, regardless of the date of the commission of the underlying crime, is sufficient to trigger the repeat offender sentencing provisions of…