Legal Opinion

Morgan v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 12, 2012No. 09-CO-635PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ, Associate Judge,

Retired:

While on probation for a manslaughter conviction, appellant was arrested, charged with and prosecuted for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.1 He was subsequently acquitted after a criminal trial in Superior Court; however, following a show-cause hearing, the trial court revoked his probation based on the same offense. Appellant contends that his due process rights were violated because, at the show-cause hearing, the government’s case was inconsistent with the one it presented at the criminal trial in which he was acquitted. We conclude that…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Calderon v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. ROBERT M. ALEXANDER v. UNITED STATESDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015

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