Legal Opinion

Pope v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 21, 1999No. 98-CO-1473PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWELB, Associate Judge.

On July 18, 1998, following a hearing, a judge of the Superior Court found probable cause to believe that Jabbar K. Pope had committed the offense of assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIKWA), in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-503, -3202 (1996). The judge ordered that Pope be preventively detained without bond pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-1325(a) (1996). Pope appealed and filed a motion for summary reversal, contending that the issuance of the detention order was erroneous as a matter of law because the judge based her decision solely on her finding of probable cause…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Florida Star v. B. J. F.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Bradshaw v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012

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