Legal Opinion
Wynn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 1988No. 85-864PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.
Appellant was tried by a jury for mayhem while armed 1 and convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon, 2 which the trial court instructed was a lesser-included offense of mayhem while armed. Appellant contends the trial court’s jury instructions were erroneous because assault with a dangerous weapon is not a lesser-included offense of mayhem while armed. In addition, appellant contends that the twenty-four month delay between his original indictment and his trial violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. 3 We conclude that on the facts of this case,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Loud HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Willie WhitakerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Gathy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- United States v. David Ray, A/K/A David YoungCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Edwards v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Frye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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