Legal Opinion
Hooks v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 1977No. 9790PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge,
Retired:
Appellants Hooks and Mathis were convicted in a jury trial of robbery (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2901). Three issues are before this court on appeal: (1) whether Hooks was deprived of her Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because of an alleged ethical conflict affecting her attorney; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony concerning the modus operandi of pickpocket teams; and (3) whether there was sufficient evidence presented at trial to support the convictions. We affirm.
In the afternoon of October 11, 1974, the driver…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. James F. Bolden, United States of America v. George E. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States Fo America v. Orville J. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Calhoun v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Zanders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- United States v. Eddie J. MathisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Patterson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Miller v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. GervaisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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