Legal Opinion
Medina v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1974No. 7319PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge, retired:
This is an appeal from a conviction of simple assault in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-504. Appellant was charged with assaulting the driver of a taxicab in which he was a passenger. He was found guilty by a jury and received a fine of $100. While appellant alleges several errors, we find only two that merit discussion: 1) that he was prejudiced by a pros-ecutorial reference in rebuttal argument to the complaining- witness’ belief that he was coming to court for appellant’s sentencing, and 2) that he was denied a trial by a jury of his peers.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tyrone Gaither v. United States of America, Charles Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Alfred Dallago v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Jeff FortCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Sellars v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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