Legal Opinion
Eastridge v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 26, 2005No. CIV.A. 00-3045RMCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
In January 1976, Michael A. Diamen, Joseph W. Eastridge, Stephen C. Jones, and Joseph N. Sousa were convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia of first-degree murder, while armed, for the stabbing death of Johnnie Battle. A fifth co-defendant, Richard C. Richter, was convicted of assault. 1 The Government’s theory of the case at trial was that a group associated with a motorcycle gang, the Pagans, was involved in a racially-charged confrontation with three Black men, including Mr. Battle, outside the Godfather Lounge (“Godfather”) in…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ibrahim v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Diamen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Eastridge v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Bonilla v. WainwrightDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Bonilla v. WainwrightDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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