Legal Opinion
Gibson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1994No. 93-CO-609, 90-CF-319PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Associate Judge:
After a joint jury trial with Russell H. Sykes and other defendants, Herbert Gibson was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in viola*594tion of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1993); Sykes was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.1 Gibson and Sykes contend on appeal: (1) that the trial court improperly refused to permit adequate voir dire questioning into the relationships between prospective jurors and law enforcement personnel; (2) that the trial court erred in limiting the scope…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- William Leer Robert Larry Emerhiser v. Al Murphy Darrell Gardner Arvin AraveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Peyton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Doret v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Bayer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Powell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Gibson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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