Legal Opinion
Green v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1999No. 97-CF-1580PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Before us is yet another appeal challenging the trial court’s actions following an aborted jury poll. Appellant Green was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. On the second day of deliberation, the jury foreperson reported a verdict of guilty on both counts. When polled, the eighth juror stated, “Disagree,” whereupon the trial court discontinued the poll and instructed the jury to continue deliberations, using the language in the first paragraph of the standardized Criminal Jury Instructions for the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- United States v. Anthony C. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Winters v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Humphries v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by15 opinions
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