Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1992No. 90-309PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Anthony Harris appeals his conviction by a jury of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1989 Repl.), on the grounds that his due process rights were violated when the trial judge failed to remove a potential juror for cause and refused to grant a mistrial when another juror mistakenly failed to respond to a question during voir dire. 1 We affirm.
I
During voir dire, the trial judge posed the Ridley 2 question to potential jurors:
The question is whether any of you, members of your family or very close friends within the past ten years either have been a victim…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Paul C. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Fred Eubanks, Eugene Martinez, Leroy Jones, Henry D. YanezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Durham v. StatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lyons v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Medrano-Quiroz v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Parker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Young v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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