Ready v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant, Rickie Ready, of second-degree murder while armed, D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2403, -3202, assault with a dangerous weapon, id., § 22-502, and carrying a pistol without a license, id., § 22-3204. The court sentenced him to concurrent prison terms of eight to twenty-four years for the murder, three to ten years for the assault, and one year for the weapons conviction. On appeal, he claims the trial court abused its discretion in (1) failing to sever his trial from that of his codefendant, Henry Fitzhugh, 1 and (2) refusing to admit grand jury…