Legal Opinion

Tawanda Sheffield, Steven D. Lewis, and Allen Butler v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 12, 2015No. 11-CF-1145, 11-CF-1284, 11-CF-1644, 12-CO-40PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

In this consolidated appeal, appellants Allen Butler and Steven D. Lewis appeal from their convictions for the lesser-included offense of second-degree murder while armed (D.C.Code § 22-2403, -4502) and various accompanying weapon convictions. Appellant Tawanda Sheffield also appeals her convictions for two counts of obstruction of justice (D.C.Code § 22-722(a)(6)) and one count of perjury (D.C.Code § 22-2402(a)(1)). Appellants raise ten issues on appeal, asserting violations of their Fourth Amendment rights, Miranda rights, and confrontation rights, and, also asserting,…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Lanolan Anderson v. State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2019
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