Legal Opinion

Kuhn v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 8, 2006No. 99-CF-1292, 00-CF-1513, 01-CO-145, 05-CO-335PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Toussell Van Kuhn of two counts of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Kuhn’s co-defendant, appellant Darnell Smith, was convicted of one count of armed robbery. 1 In their direct appeals, each appellant contends that the trial court should have severed their trials or granted them separate new trials because their defenses were irreconcilable. The direct appeals have been consolidated with two collateral appeals: (1) that of Smith from the denial of his motion to set aside his conviction on the basis of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Florida v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Comford v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. Thorne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Nero v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Travis Haney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015

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