Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 1973No. 7051, 7085PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellants in this case, John N. Smith and James D. Brinkley, were tried jointly before a jury and convicted of armed robbery 1 and assault with a dangerous weapon. 2 They appeal from their convictions, jointly and separately assigning various errors which will later be discussed. We affirm Smith’s conviction for armed robbery, find the assault count was merged therein, and reverse both the convictions of Brinkley.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Michael Lemonakis, United States of America v. Paul EntenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Sousa v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Carpenter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Scott v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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