Legal Opinion
Robinson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 2006No. 97-CF-1766PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant Edward L. Robinson of two first-degree felony and premeditated murders while armed, along with armed robbery, armed kidnaping, and related offenses. The trial judge sentenced Robinson to life imprisonment without parole for the murders and lesser prison terms for the other crimes. The main issue in this appeal is whether Robinson made a prima facie showing of unconstitutional discrimination in the selection of his jury, necessitating further judicial inquiry, when he objected to the prosecutor’s peremptory challenge of a,young black male…
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