Legal Opinion
Harvin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1972No. 6382PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of receiving stolen property 1 and unauthorized use of a vehicle. 2 While several claims of error are urged on appeal, we find it necessary to consider only one —the contention that the trial court improperly restricted the scope of questions addressed to the panel of prospective jurors during the voir dire. We agree and reverse.
The record discloses that, pursuant to Super.Ct.Crim. Rule 24(a), the trial court permitted counsel to conduct the voir dire of the panel of prospective jurors, but improperly restricted defense…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Paul A. Gorin v. United States of America, Henry Grillo v. United States of America, Saul Glassman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- Ronald R. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Evans v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Powell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Glymph v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Tuckson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- McCowan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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