Legal Opinion

Strickland v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 3, 1978No. 9342, 10014PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Strickland here seeks reversal of his convictions on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon.1 Although he raises a number of claims in support of his bid for relief, we find no reversible error and affirm.2

On January 16, 1973, the bullet-ridden body of Charles D. Coleman was found in Rock Creek Park just off the 1900 block of Park Road, N.W. Two weeks later, on January 30, members of the fire department discovered the remains of Michael White in a garage at 1474 Clifton Street, N.W. The bodies of two other murder…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Derrington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  5. Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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