Legal Opinion
Yeager v. Greene
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1985No. 85-601PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
This case presents a novel inquiry regarding the power of a judge of the Superi- or Court to issue and implement an order allowing, among other things, for jurors to submit written questions to be asked of witnesses during a criminal trial. Yeager and Wills are defendants in separate felony cases pending trial before Judge Henry F. Greene. 2 They filed a pretrial motion ob- jeeting to certain criminal trial procedures established by Judge Greene allowing jurors to submit written questions at the conclusion of a witness’ testimony. Following a hearing, Judge Greene…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. FisherOhio Supreme Court · 2003
- Morrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Erspamer v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BrittoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- State v. CulkinHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
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