Fletcher v. United States

Appellant Gregory Fletcher appeals from the denial of his motion to have his retrial barred on double jeopardy grounds, citing Oregon v. Kennedy, 456 U.S. 667, 102 S.Ct. 2083, 72 L.Ed.2d 416 (1982), following reversal of his conviction for armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, 22-3202 (1989 Repl.). Fletcher v. United States, 524 A.2d 40 (D.C.1987). He maintains that the prosecutor (1) intentionally introduced inadmissible evidence that a man named Lewis had identified appellant as the robber when the prosecutor knew that Lewis had recanted his identification, and (2) repeatedly at tempted to…