Arnold v. United States

KERN, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of one count of second-degree burglary, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1801(b); attempted second-degree burglary and one count of destruction of property, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-403.

The record reflects that after the jury was impaneled but before they were sworn, the government filed enhanced penalty papers under D.C.Code 1973, § 22-104(a), since appellant had been convicted for four previous felonies. 1 In addition, the government filed an information indicating that appellant had committed two of the originally charged offenses while…