Turner v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Tony Turner appeals his convictions of first degree theft, D.C.Code §§ 22-3811, -3812(a) (1989 Repl.), and second degree burglary, id. § 22-1801(b), on the grounds that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress identification testimony and by failing to dismiss the indictment because appellant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial had been violated. We affirm.

I

Appellant filed a pretrial motion to suppress identification testimony on the ground that in the absence of a positive identification based on the recognition of facial features, the…