Legal Opinion
Terrell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 1972No. 6355PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Terrell appeals from a conviction of carrying a pistol without a license (D.C. Code 1967, § 22-3204) and for unlawful possession of marihuana (D.C. Code 1967, § 33-402). 1 After three mistrials — the first due to a breakdown of relationship with his first counsel; the second due to illness of the trial judge; and the third due to a testimonial reference during the Government’s case-in-chief to the fact that Terrell had requested hospital treatment for heroin withdrawal — he received a sentence of three years on the weapon count and a concurrent 30-day sentence on the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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