Legal Opinion
Host v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 2018No. Nos. 12-CF-1589, 12-CF-1590, 15-CO-1005, 12-CF-1641, 12-CF-1675, and 12-CF-1699Published
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge:
Following an extended months-long joint jury trial, appellants Robert Bost, Jeffrey Best, Sanquan Carter, Orlando Carter,1 and Lamar Williams were each convicted of participating in at least orie of two separate, but related conspiracies to commit murder that in total left five dead and eight injured. Specifically, Best, Sanquan, and Orlando were found guilty of murdering Jordan Howe and injuring two others orí March 22, 2010, in retaliation for the theft of Sanquan’s bracelet (“first conspiracy”)-2 On .March. 23, 2010, to avenge Howe’s murder, Howe’s…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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