Legal Opinion
Fields v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1983No. 81-1153PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
On October 6, 1976, a jury found appellant guilty of one count of armed robbery, D.C.Code § 22-2901, -3202 (1973), and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, id. -502. The following January appellant was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of eight to thirty years for armed robbery, and one to five years for each assault count. Appellant thereafter noted an appeal in which he challenged only the legality of his sentence, and in Fields v. United States, 396 A.2d 990 (D.C.1979) (per curiam), we ruled that appellant improperly had been sentenced as a recidivist.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Davis v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. GerlaughArizona Supreme Court · 1985
- Matthews v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Paris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
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