Legal Opinion
Gorham v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1975No. 5992, 5995PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*403GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
These cases were consolidated for trial1 and on appeal. After a panel of this court had issued a decision in Franklin v. United States (D.C.App.) 339 A.2d 398 the court en banc vacated that decision sua sponte and consolidated these appeals therewith for reargument before the court sitting en banc. The basic issue presented is whether a criminal defendant charged with possession of heroin for personal use or possession of implements of crime (narcotics paraphernalia) may raise an affirmative defense of lack of common law criminal responsibility due to heroin…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. BradfordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Minor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Jones v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Oliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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