Legal Opinion
Morgan v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1976No. 9735PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge.
Appellant, a Metropolitan Police Officer, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401) and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. 1 (Id. §§ 22-501, -3202). We reject his contention that his conviction should be reversed because of errors allegedly committed by the trial court — essentially, in failing to give requested instructions, in failing to declare a mistrial for lack of a unanimous verdict, and in admitting testimony claimed as a privileged communication.
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At trial, the government’s evidence revealed that in 1974,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Bernard Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Paul Belton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Bethea v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Comber v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Nicholson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- McClurkin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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