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CARD v. U.S.

Nos. 94-CF-754, 94-CF-801, 94-CF-1147.

776 A.2d 581 (2001)

Javier CARD, Jerome Edwards, Antoine W. Rice, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph M. Kammerer, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, with whom Jeffrey T. Green, appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant Card.

Mindy A. Daniels, appointed by the court, for appellant Edwards.

Sandra K. Levick, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant Rice.

Barbara J. Valliere, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, STEADMAN and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

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