Legal Opinion
Moctar v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 3, 1998No. 94-CF-1122, 96-CO-1019PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Grant D. Moctar, along with two confederates, plotted and carried out the robbery and murder of a drug dealer, Juan McWeay, and the serious wounding by a bullet through the head of the drug dealer’s companion, Ralph Cherrieo. The details are set out at length in our opinion, also released today, in Green v. United States, 718 A.2d 1042 (D.C.1998), and need not be repeated here. 1 Appealing his convictions, appellant argues that the trial court committed reversible error in 1) the conduct of the inquiry regarding his right to testify, 2) not granting an…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Monroe v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Farrell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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