Legal Opinion
McKoy v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1970No. 4922, 4923PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a judge sitting without a jury of petit larceny, D. C.Code 1967, § 22-2202, 1 and possession of implements of a crime, D.C. Code 1967, § 22-3601, consisting of a syringe, two needles, a “cooker” 2 and three caps containing traces of heroin. 3 On appeal, appellant asserts 4 that the trial judge erred in not allowing him to dismiss his retained attorney near the close of the trial and in not declaring a mistrial, sua sponte, 5 upon hearing from appellant in open court that his attorney believed him to be guilty. Appellant also argues that Section…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. William BentvenaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Hattie Mae Ricks v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Raymond LlanesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Harling v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Thornton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Tuckson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Rosser v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Rosenberg v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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