Fields v. United States

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellant Andrew Fields appeals from his convictions by a jury of robbery of a senior citizen, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3901 (1987 Supp.), and carrying a dangerous weapon. Id. § 22-3204. He contends that the senior citizen penalty enhancement provided by § 22-3901 creates an unconstitutional presumption in violation of due process and, alternatively, that the trial court’s denial of his request for an eviden-tiary hearing at sentencing in order to establish his reasonable belief that the victim was not sixty years old at the time of the offense violated his fifth…