Crews v. United States

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant challenges his conviction of armed robbery (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901 and -3202) on the grounds that his in-court identification was the “fruit” of an illegal arrest, which hence should have been excluded as evidence. We affirm.

I

On the morning of January 3, 1974, a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the ladies’ restroom on the grounds of the Washington Monument, Her assailant, peering through the crack between the door and the side of the stall that she occupied, requested admission and demanded $10. She refused, whereupon he pointed a *1065pistol at her and repeated…