Court Opinion

ID: 9703101
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 23:40:16.358816+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:45.652598
License: Public Domain

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.