Legal Opinion
Briggs v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 24, 1991No. 89-977PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge:
When this case was before us previously, we remanded so that the trial court could conduct a so-called Frendak2 hearing to determine whether James I. Briggs had been competent to waive an insanity defense at his 1983 trial on charges of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1989), and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1989). Briggs v. United States, 525 A.2d 583, 594-95 (D.C.1987). Upon remand, the trial court determined that Briggs had not been competent to waive an insanity defense at his *372previous trial, but determined further that there was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brown v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Briggs v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Briggs v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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