Herbert v. United States

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises from a conviction for first degree burglary while armed and armed robbery. We consider, in varying detail, each of appellant’s contentions, and for reasons articulated, we affirm.

At approximately 2:30 p. m. on March 22, 1973, Beverly Cook was accosted in the hall outside her northeast Washington apartment by a man carrying a pistol. The armed man held her at gunpoint in her apartment while his two companions ransacked her pocketbook and her apartment. The robbers drew the blinds and curtains, making the lighting dim. Miss Cook stood two to three…