Legal Opinion
Butler v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 21, 1992No. 89-CF-1149PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
A grand jury charged appellant Butler and a co-defendant 1 with two counts of kidnapping while armed, 2 one count of as sault with a dangerous weapon (ADW), 3 and two counts of first-degree felony murder while armed. 4 Butler was also charged with one count of first-degree premeditated murder while armed, 5 and carrying a pistol without a license. 6 A jury found Butler guilty on all the charges except first-degree premeditated murder, as to which he was found guilty of the lesser included offense of second-degree murder. On appeal he challenges the voluntariness of a…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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