Legal Opinion
Hammon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 1997No. 93-CF-316, 93-CF-321 and 93-CF-388PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
On December 18, 1992, after a jury trial, Ernest “June” Hammon, Erie Porter, and Ronald Gray were convicted of aiding and abetting the involuntary manslaughter 1 of Charles “Dino” Fisher. 2 They argue on appeal that the trial court erred by declining to conduct an in camera inspection of “treatment center” records from Florida pertaining to the competency of a government juvenile witness; by failing to scrutinize District of Columbia and Florida records of the same witness for Brady 3 and Jencks Act 4 violations; and by giving the jury an improper instruction on aiding…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Ingram v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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