Legal Opinion

Mozelle v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 18, 1992No. 89-CF-789PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELSON, Senior Judge:

A jury found Tyrone Mozelle guilty of distribution of cocaine in violation of the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act, D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988 Repl.). The trial judge sentenced Mo-zelle to a period of incarceration of five to fifteen years, with a mandatory minimum term of twenty months. On appeal, Mo-zelle contends that the trial court (1) abused its discretion in denying his post-trial motion for a new trial based on alleged juror bias, and (2) denied him an adequate opportunity to prove eligibility for alternative sentencing under the “addict…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Artisst v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Grant v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. SHANNON & LUCHS MGT. CO., INC. v. RobertsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Owens v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Collins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Dantzler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Pansing v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Pearsall v. StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

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