Legal Opinion
Roper v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1989No. 88-411PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Jack A. Roper, was charged by indictment with armed robbery, D.C. Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1981 & 1988 Supp.), and carrying a dangerous weapon (CDW), D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1981). He was tried before a jury and acquitted on the armed robbery charge but found guilty of CDW. On appeal, Roper asserts that his CDW conviction should be reversed because the two charges were impermissibly joined in violation of Super.Ct.Crim.R. 8(a). *728Under the circumstances of this case, we agree.
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The government introduced evidence tending to show that appellant had forcibly stolen a gold chain from the…
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