Hollingsworth v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of armed robbery, 1 carrying a pistol without a license, 2 possession of an unregistered firearm, 3 and possession of ammunition without a registration certificate. 4 Concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in three respects and that appellant’s defense was thereby prejudiced, we reverse the armed robbery conviction and remand the case for a new trial on that charge. The convictions on the pistol and ammunition charges, however, are affirmed.

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On the afternoon of February 15, 1983, Frederick Baker went to a…