Legal Opinion
Adams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 7, 1986No. 82-858, 82-1153PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant was charged in a six count indictment with first-degree murder (premeditated murder) while armed, D.C. Code §§ 22-2401 (1981), -3202 (1981) (amended 1983), two counts of first-degree murder (felony murder) while armed, id. §§ 22-2401, -3202, armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901, -3202, and two counts of sodomy, id. § 22-3502, all incident to the death of Alfreda Garner. A jury found appellant guilty on all counts in the “merits” phase of a bifurcated trial. Subsequently, in the “insanity” phase, the same jury returned verdicts of guilty on counts 1 to 5 and not…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by43 opinions
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