Legal Opinion
Littlejohn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1997No. 96-CF-150PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Johnny W. Littlejohn was convicted by a jury of three weapons offenses 1 arising out of his possession, on May 3,1993, of a loaded semi-automatic pistol. On appeal, he contends that the trial judge erroneously sustained the invocation by a prospective defense witness, Leonard Bishop, of Bishop’s privilege against self-incrimination. Little-john claims that the judge’s ruling impaired his right under the Sixth Amendment to present witnesses in his defense. We agree and reverse.
I
THE EVIDENCE
The trial in this case began on June 20, 1995, more than two years after the…
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