Legal Opinion
Sams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1998No. 93-CF-1265, 93-CF-1398PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellants Sams and Reid, along with two other defendants, were jointly charged with first-degree murder while armed1 and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV).2 Reid was charged in addition with three counts of obstruction of justice,3 based on threats he made to a government witness. After a three-week trial, the jury found both appellants guilty of the lesser included offense of second-degree murder while armed,4 and found Reid guilty of obstruction of justice as charged. Sams was found guilty of PFCV, but Reid was acquitted of that charge.5
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2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by28 opinions
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