Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephenson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 2006No. 05-CO-646PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
On January 11, 2005, a grand jury indicted Adrian Stephenson for carrying a pistol without a license (CPWOL) and two related weapons offenses. On May 9, 2005, Stephenson’s attorney moved the court, pursuant to Super. Ct.Crim. R. 48(b), to dismiss the indictment for lack of prosecution. The motion was based on the ground that the government had failed to secure the presence of Stephenson, who had been incarcerated in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for several months, by means of a writ of habeas corpus ad prose-quendum. The trial judge stated that defense counsel’s…
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