Hackney v. United States

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Hackney appeals from judgments of conviction of two counts of first-degree murder, D.C.Code 1973, § 22 -2401, which resulted in concurrent sentences of life imprisonment. Four of the issues raised require discussion: 1 viz., (1) whether the trial court properly denied appellant’s motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction; (2) whether the first-degree murder counts of the indictment were defective for want of an allegation of specific intent to kill; (3) whether the trial court properly instructed the jury on aiding and abetting; and (4) whether…