Legal Opinion
Coleman v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1966No. 3808PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
By information appellant was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol after conviction of a felony in violation of Code 1961, § 22-3203. 1
A pretrial motion to suppress the pistol was granted, but nevertheless appellant was convicted of the offense after a nonjury trial. This appeal ensued.
At the trial Detective Robert E. Smythe of the Metropolitan Police Department testified that at approximately 3:00 A.M. on March 27, 1965, he was called to Casualty Hospital to investigate a shooting. There he attempted to interview the victim, one Smith, but was unable to do so…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Marion C. Bowman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MillettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Morrison v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Lee v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Morrison v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980