Veney v. United States

658 A.2d 625, 1995 D.C. App. LEXIS 88, 1995 WL 235493

• Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Decided: April 20, 1995
• Docket: 93-CF-456
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM:

Following his guilty plea to manslaughter while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1989), Veney asked the court to sentence him pursuant to the provisions of the District of Columbia Youth Rehabilitation Act (DCY-RA), D.C.Code § 24-801 et seq. (1989). The judge elected to sentence him as an adult. On appeal, Veney contends that the judge failed to make an explicit finding that Veney would not benefit from a DCYRA sentence. This court has recently held, however, that a “no-benefit” finding is not required by the DCYRA. Peterson v. United States, 657 A.2d 756, 763 (D.C.1995) (opinion of King, J., joined by TERRY, J.) Accordingly, the judgment appealed from is hereby

Affirmed.