Legal Opinion
Watkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 2004No. 00-CF-540PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted David T. Watkins of one count of first degree murder while armed, 1 one count of assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIKWA), 2 and related weapons offenses. On appeal, Watkins presents several claims of error, only one of which — a novel issue under Jencks v. United States, 353 U.S. 657, 77 S.Ct. 1007, 1 L.Ed.2d 1103 (1957), the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3500 et seq., and Super. Ct. Crim. R. 26.2 (implementing the Jencks Act), requires extended discussion. We conclude, contrary to the government’s position, that Watkins has preserved this issue,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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