Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1996No. 94-CF-902PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Appellant was found guilty by a jury of possession with intent to distribute crack (PWID) cocaine while armed (D.C.Code §§ 33-541(a)(l), 22-3202(a)(l)), possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous offense (id. § 22-3204(b)), and carrying a pistol without a license (id. § 22-3204(a)). He contends on appeal primarily (1) that the trial judge erroneously sustained the assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege by a potential defense witness without inquiring adequately whether the witness faced a realistic threat of prosecution or had waived the privilege by…
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