Legal Opinion
Lee v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1982No. 81-1300, 81-1379 and 81-1390PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellants challenge their convictions of second degree burglary while armed, D.C. Code 1981, §§ 22-1801, -3202, upon grounds, primarily, 1) that a mistrial should have been ordered when it appeared that one of the jurors was probably under the influence of alcohol during a part of the deliberations, and 2) that the trial judge erred in not making adequate inquiry into that juror’s competence and the extent of the alleged insobriety. Finding no error, we affirm the convictions.
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On December 18, 1980, the three appellants, armed with a gun, entered the offices of A.D.E.,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Anthony Provenzano, Stephen Andretta, and Thomas AndrettaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jennings v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Sherer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Morris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Hordge v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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