Legal Opinion
Hammill v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 1985No. 84-801PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellant seeks reversal of her convictions of second degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2403, -3202 (1981), and carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204, because of prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument and error by the trial court in denying a motion to suppress three statements allegedly made in violation of Miranda 1 Although the prosecutor’s closing argument contained errors to which defense counsel objected or to which the trial judge should have responded sua sponte, particularly in view of his rule that counsel could not make…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by54 opinions
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