Robinson v. United States

KELLY, Associate Judge:

In the early afternoon of August 2, 1975, as the complaining witness in this case was walking down Valley Avenue, S.E., she was passed by appellant going in the opposite direction. A moment later the complainant heard someone behind her just before appellant seized her around the neck. She managed to scream once before she was dragged, choking, across the street into a park and through some woods to a sandy area. 1 Appellant was in the process of pulling down her underpants when he was startled by the approach of two men and fled.

One of the approaching men, Clarence…