Legal Opinion
Day v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1978No. 11272PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant asks us to set aside his convictions on charges of first-degree felony murder (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401) and armed robbery (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202) on two grounds: (1) the trial court erred in refusing his request for jury instructions on the lesser offenses of manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault; and (2) the 32 1 /2-month delay between arrest and trial violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We find no error or constitutional infirmity; we affirm appellant’s convictions.
I
On the evening of November 1, 1973, Joseph…
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