JOHNSON v. U.S.

Nos. 85-707, 85-891.

544 A.2d 270 (1988)

Derrick T. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Charles A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Argued March 1, 1988.

Decided May 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Hart, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant Johnson.

R. Kenneth Mundy, with whom Patrick J. Christmas, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant Williams. W. Gary Kohlman, Washington, D.C., also argued the case for appellant Williams.

Edward C. McGuire, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, Michael W. Farrell and Mary Ellen Abrecht, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, ROGERS and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


ROGERS, Associate Judge:

In these appeals from their convictions1 by a jury after a ten day trial, appellants assign a number of errors as requiring reversal. They contend that (1) the trial judge erred in communicating ex parte when he directed a witness to return to court and excused a juror, (2) the trial judge erred in denying their motions to dismiss the indictments for violation of...

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