Legal Opinion
Coleman v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 1993No. 90-CO-1588PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In November 1985 appellant and two co-defendants, James Dixon and William Montgomery, were found guilty of possession of heroin with intent to distribute it (PWID).1 Several months before trial the government had filed with the court and served on appellant a document entitled “Information as to Two or More Prior Felony Convictions.” This document served to notify the court and appellant of the government’s intention to seek, in the event of a conviction, a sentence greater than what would otherwise be the statutory maximum.2 In February 1986 the trial court imposed on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000