Legal Opinion
Cook v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 2007No. 05-CO-1399PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of D.C.Code § 48-904.01(a)(l) (2001), and sentenced to 144 months (twelve years) in prison followed by five years of supervised release. On direct appeal, this court affirmed his conviction by unpublished Memorandum Opinion and Judgment on April 21, 2005. Appellant subsequently filed a motion to reduce sentence pursuant to Super. Ct.Crim. R. 35, which the trial court denied. On appeal, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ewing v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Hutto v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Speaks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Cook v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Elhalaby v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
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