Legal Opinion
Lloyd v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 26, 1975No. 7714PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was indicted on one count of second-degree murder (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2403). He was convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter and sentenced to four to twelve years in prison.
About 2:00 p. m., on October 17, 1972, appellant and Melvin Tate, the deceased, were drinking together in an unlicensed establishment (an apartment). The two men became so involved in a heated argument, apparently over the fact that Tate had refused to be a character witness for appellant in a prosecution for rape, that the lessee of the premises, Mr. Smith, asked them to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Viereck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- John I. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Tuckson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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