Lewis v. United States

446 A.2d 837 (1982)

David L. LEWIS, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES, Appellee.

No. 81-185.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Argued January 12, 1982.

Decided June 16, 1982.

Norman A. Townsend, Arlington, D. C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Regina C. McGranery, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John A. Terry, John R. Fisher, and David W. Stanley, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and FERREN, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

The issue we decide in this…