Legal Opinion

Gibson v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 7, 2002No. 98-CF-164, 98-CO-692PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge.

After a ten-day trial, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter while armed and possession of a prohibited weapon (PPW). 1 The court sentenced him to concurrent prison terms of fifteen years to life on the manslaughter conviction and one year on the PPW conviction. After he was sentenced and noted an appeal, appellant filed a motion to reduce his sentence under Super. Ct.Crim. R. 35 and a motion seeking recusal of the trial judge from consideration of the Rule 35 motion. Both of those motions were denied, and appellant noted a second appeal, which we…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Roberts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  5. Freeman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006

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