Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1980No. 79-464PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PAIR, Associate Judge,

Retired:

Brought into question by this appeal are enhanced sentences imposed after pleas of guilty to charges of robbery (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901) and carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204). The sole claim of error is that the same prior felony conviction was used to enhance the sentence for each offense, contrary to the doctrine of Henson v. United States, D.C.App., 399 A.2d 16, cert. denied, 444 U.S. 848, 100 S.Ct. 96, 62 L.Ed.2d 62 (1979). We find no impropriety in either sentence and affirm.

Appellant was charged in a two-count indictment with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. United States v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Henson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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