Legal Opinion

Powers v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 3, 1991No. 89-1095PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant Wayne Powers entered three pre-indictment guilty pleas to one count of assault with intent to rob while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-501, -3202 (1989), and two counts of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1989). 1 Powers’ only contention on appeal is that in sentencing him the trial judge violated his right to due process of law by considering unreliable information submitted by the government concerning an uncharged fourth robbery set forth in its Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing. We affirm.

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We begin by setting forth the facts underlying the three charges to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Roberts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. United States v. Edward LemonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. HamidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Rider v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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