Tucker v. United States

After a jury trial in April of 1977, both appellants were convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204, and receiving stolen property, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2205. On the firearms convictions, appellant Haley was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of eight to twenty-six years and appellant Tucker was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six to twenty years. Both appellants received concurrent sentences of imprisonment of three to twelve months on their convictions for receiving stolen property. They filed separate appeals, which have been consolidated in the…