Legal Opinion
Davis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1984No. 82-1290, 82-1301PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Davis and Kemper were convicted of carrying a pistol without a license. D.C. Code § 22-3204 (1981). They assert several grounds for reversal, only one of which has merit. 1 We find that the trial court violated appellant Davis’ Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights to due process and to present witnesses in his defense by improperly sustaining a claimed Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination by a witness called by Davis. We affirm the conviction of Kemper and remand the record as to Davis for further proceedings.
Davis and Kemper were stopped in a yellow Chevette…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mason v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Martin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Sykes v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Flores v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Jaggers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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