WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-1052.

481 A.2d 1303 (1984)

Lenwood E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Zagaris, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Robert H. Klonoff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, Michael W. Farrell, and Michael D. Hays, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of a single count of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1981). On appeal, he claims that the trial court improperly permitted the introduction of "mug shots" of appellant leading to the assertedly inevitable inference of prior criminal conduct. Assuming, arguendo, that there was error, we hold that it was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See Chapman v. California, 386...

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