Hyman v. United States

Appellant was convicted by a jury of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502, and one count of unlawful entry, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3102, and was sentenced to three to nine years’ imprisonment. The pertinent facts are that on October 27, 1973, appellant was stopped inside a Safeway grocery store in this city by three store employees who suspected him of stealing some meat. During the events that ensued appellant brandished at least one knife, stabbed one of the employees in the stomach, and threatened the others. Appellant did not deny being present in the store,…