Legal Opinion
Mercer v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 2004No. 01-CF-330, 01-CO-1122PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
Dwain Mercer and Antonio Terrell were indicted on April 2, 1996, for first-degree murder 1 while armed and associated weapons offenses related to the shooting death of Omar Johnson that occurred on June 1, 1995. After a jury trial, Mercer was convicted of second-degree murder and weapons offenses. On appeal, Mercer’s convictions were reversed, Mercer v. United States, 724 A.2d 1176 (D.C.1999). Mercer was tried again in May 2000, and again convicted of second-degree murder and the weapons offenses. 2 A timely notice of appeal was filed. Subsequently Mercer filed a pro se motion to vacate his…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by33 opinions
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