Rogers v. United States

WEBBER, Associate Judge:

A jury found appellant guilty of carrying a dangerous weapon (CDW) in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204, and possession of a prohibited weapon (PPW) in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3214(b). 1 The trial court sentenced appellant to a term of imprisonment of seven to twenty-five years for carrying a dangerous weapon and to a concurrent term of imprisonment of one to three years for possession of a prohibited weapon.

Appellant now challenges the convictions and sentences. He claims principally that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to order a mental examination…