Legal Opinion
Littlejohn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 2000No. 98-CO-907PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
In this case, appellant Billy D. Little-john asserts that the trial court imposed an illegal sentence on him in 1986, because of its failure to make a “no benefit” determination under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (“the FYCA” or “the Youth Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 5010(d) 1 prior to sentencing. We affirm the conviction.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
In 1985, Littlejohn, then twenty years of age, entered a plea of guilty to one count of carnal knowledge, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2801 (1973), and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of § 22-3501(a). Prior…
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