Legal Opinion
Lewis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1984No. 82-1522PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of manslaughter while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2405, -3202 (1981 & Supp.1983), in connection with the stabbing death of his nephew, Bernard Lee. We hold that a statement given to police shortly after appellant’s arrest should have been suppressed because appellant was not advised of all of his Miranda rights. 1 However, we further hold that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because the substance of the erroneously-admitted statement was presented to the jury through other, untainted, testimony. We therefore affirm the conviction.
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2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
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