Nelson v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Nelson was convicted of one count of felony murder while armed, 1 first-degree burglary while armed, 2 assault with intent to kill while armed, 3 kidnapping while armed, 4 and carrying a pistol without a license. 5 The jury acquitted him of armed robbery 6 and of a second count of felony murder while armed, as to which that robbery was the underlying felony. On appeal he presents ten separate assignments of error, of which one is conceded by the government (see note 33, infra) and eight more are without merit. As to the tenth, we hold that the trial court…