Legal Opinion
Sanker v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1977No. 7659PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of second-degree murder. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2403. The crime is punishable by life imprisonment. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2404. At the sentencing hearing, the government contended— and the trial court seemed to agree — that the Federal Probation Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3651 (1970), forbids probation because of the authorized life sentence. 1 Appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of from five to 20 years (he has remained free on bond pending appeal). He contends that the court erred in relying on 18 U.S.C. § 3651 as precluding consideration of…
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