Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles E. Wiggins
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 2, 1975No. 19-1139PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
A jury in the District Court convicted the appellant Wiggins of murder in the first degree, 22 D.C.Code § 2401, and of carrying a dangerous weapon, 22 D.C. Code § 3204. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of twenty years to life for first degree murder and not more than one year for carrying a dangerous weapon, these sentences to be served concurrently with any other sentences then being served. 1 On this appeal Wiggins contends that (1) various statements and a confession he made to a police officer were wrongly received in evidence; (2) the District Court erred…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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