Legal Opinion
United States v. Stokes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1976No. 10159PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge :
The government here appeals the imposition of a sentence under the Federal Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5005 et seq. (Youth Act), upon appellee Stokes following his conviction of first-degree felony murder, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401.1 Ap-pellee’s convictions of first-degree felony murder, second-degree murder armed robbery and carrying a pistol without a license,2 stemmed from his participation in a supermarket robbery during which he shot and killed store clerk Harry Bronfin. Concurrent sentences under the Youth Act ranging up to twenty-three years were imposed…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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