Legal Opinion
Bittle v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1980No. 13174, 13300 and 13439PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants were convicted by a jury of assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-501, -3202), armed robbery (id., §§ 22-2901, -3202), and various related offenses 1 arising out of two robberies. On appeal, they challenge the trial court’s denial of their motions to sever the trial of the charges arising from these two offenses. 2 We find that the trial judge did not abuse her discretion and affirm.
Both robberies occurred on September 18, 1977. The first incident began shortly before noon when Eugene Logan, a cab driver, picked up two men, later identified as appellants…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Christian v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- George P. Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Carpenter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Easton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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