Byrd v. United States

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant contends that he may not be convicted of, and receive concurrent sentences for, both first-degree felony murder while armed and first-degree premeditated murder while armed for a single killing. We are convinced by appellant’s reasoning, but are constrained by our holdings in Doepel v. United States, 434 A.2d 449 (D.C.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1037 (1981), McFadden v. United States, 395 A.2d 14 (D.C. 1978), and Christian v. United States, 394 A.2d 1 (D.C.1978), cert. denied, 442 U.S. 944 (1979), to affirm both convictions and sentences. See M.A.P. v. Ryan,…