Legal Opinion
Christian v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1978No. 8809-8811 and 11042PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Per curiam
On August 15, 1973, seven individuals were each indicted by a grand jury on twenty-three counts of murder, assault, robbery, burglary, and conspiracy to commit the substantive offenses. 1 The charges arose out of events culminating in the deaths of seven persons at 7700 16th Street, N.W., on January 18, 1973. The ghastly crimes committed there came to be known collectively as the “Hanafi” case because all of the victims were Orthodox Hanafi Muslims. Five of the seven defendants were jointly tried. 2
After a lengthy and rather complex trial 3 the jury found appellants William Christian, John…
2Cases cited192 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by150 opinions
- People v. LoweSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Shepard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Khaalis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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