Legal Opinion
Blango v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1975No. 8281, 8388PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellants were indicted for assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-501, 22-3201), assault with intent to kill (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501), assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502), and carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204). They were convicted by a jury of the last two offenses and this appeal followed involving four alleged errors: (1) that the prosecutor impermissibly commented on the failure of the appellants to testify; (2) that the trial court’s direction to the jury to continue deliberation…
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