Legal Opinion
Tuten v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1982No. 81-204PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D.C.Code 1981, § 22-3204, and, on January 26, 1981, was sentenced to a prison term of two to six years. The issue on appeal is whether a felony recidivist sentence may be imposed on the basis of a prior Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA) conviction. 18 U.S.C. § 5005 et seq. (1976).
Appellant, on November 16, 1970, had previously been sentenced under the FYCA to two years probation for carrying a pistol without a license. He was discharged unconditionally at the end of the two…
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