Legal Opinion
Khaalis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 1979No. 12748 to 12754 and 13088 to 13093PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
On May 3, 1977, the grand jury indicted each of the twelve appellants on 31 counts, including conspiracy to commit kidnapping while armed, first-degree felony murder, second-degree murder while armed, and numerous counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill while armed, and kidnapping while armed. 1 The charges arose out of events which came to be known as the “Hanafi” takeovers. On March 9,1977, the twelve appellants, heavily armed, had invaded three sites in the District of Columbia (B’nai B’rith Headquarters, the Islamic Center, and the…
2Cases cited118 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Wright v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Catlett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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