United States v. Clifton L. Person

Appellant, Clifton L. Person was convicted on a six count indictment, including felony-murder, 22 D.C. § 2401, attempted robbery, 22 D.C. § 2902, and assault with a dangerous weapon, 22 D.C. § 502, involving the robbery of Carolyn Triplett and Jeffrey Crandell, and the shooting of Crandell when he came to the defense of Miss Triplett. Appellant presented no witnesses or other evidence, but raises two issues on appeal: (1) prejudice arising from the loss of grand jury minutes by the court reporter, and (2) the admission of pre-trial and in-court identification by Miss Triplett. We affirm.

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