Legal Opinion
Lemon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1989No. 86-954, 86-1378PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Bernita Lemon and Benny Prince were both convicted by a jury of four counts of armed robbery 1 in connection with a harrowing incident in which the victims were forced to strip naked in an apartment in Southeast Washington in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 31, 1984. Prince was also convicted of carrying a pistol without a license. 2 Of the numerous arguments presented to us in the two appellants’ consolidated appeals, we address in detail only Prince’s claims that the trial court committed reversible error by denying his motion for severance of defendants,…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Bifulco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- United States Parole Commission v. NobleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Mills v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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