Legal Opinion
Hurt v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1975No. 7035PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a conviction of first degree murder (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401) and carrying a concealed weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204) after a jury trial. Several errors are assigned by appellant which will be discussed, infra. Based on our consideration of the record in light of the applicable case law, we affirm.
The evidence shows that appellant, Cornelius Parker (the deceased), James Johnson, Joe Murphy, William Russell and several others were gambling in a row house in the early morning hours of September 27, 1971. Appellant “shot” the dice while Murphy “backed” the game. Murphy…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Paul Belton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. James H. BurksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Alphonso T. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. George A. MartinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Johns v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Nicholson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- McBride v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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