Legal Opinion

Johnson v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 20, 1978No. 13004PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant pleaded guilty to robbery, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2901, and was sentenced by Judge Campbell to a term of 4 to 12 years in prison. In this appeal he asserts that the trial court erred in failing to sentence him under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA), 18 U.S.C. § 5010 (1970). We affirm.

In a prior robbery conviction, appellant had been sentenced by Judge Burka to serve a term of 5 to 15 years, but execution of sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation under FYCA § 5010(a). While on probation, appellant was charged with the instant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. Conrad S. Dancy, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  3. Spencer Lee Roddy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  4. Small v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. Wally C. Nast v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine JemisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  3. Tribble v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Thompson v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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