Legal Opinion
Campbell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 1972No. 6281PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge.
This appeal from a conviction of possessing heroin1 presents the question whether a jury trial was commenced under Superior Court Criminal Rule 43 with a hearing on an oral motion to suppress held just before jury impanelling. When, on the appointed day, the case was assigned for trial, counsel for the Government stated he intended to use a confession. Before jury impanelling began a Miranda 2 hearing was requested by defense counsel who was earlier unaware of the confession and its possible use.3 The hearing was held and the court ruled the confession to be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. LopezDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
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3Cited by63 opinions
- United States v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Wallace v. Warehouse Employees Union No. 730District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Middleton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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