Legal Opinion
Odom v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 2007No. 05-CF-967PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant Berry Odom was convicted of aggravated assault while armed (“AAWA”), assault with a dangerous weapon (“ADW”), and carrying a dangerous weapon. The trial court sentenced him to serve consecutive terms of imprisonment for the three offenses. In this court, appellant advances two claims. First, he contends — correctly, as the government concedes — that his conviction for ADW merges with his conviction for AAWA. See Gathy v. United States, 754 A.2d 912, 919 (D.C.2000) (holding that ADW is a lesser included offense of AAWA). Accordingly, we…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Gathy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Prince v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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