Legal Opinion
Howard v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1984No. 83-342PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge,
Retired:
In an indictment filed on November 25, 1981, appellant was charged with three counts of selling heroin and three counts of heroin possession, all in violation of § 33-502 of the former Uniform Narcotics Act, D.C.Code § 33-502 (1981), repealed by D.C. Uniform Controlled Substances Act, D.C. Code §§ 33-501 to -567 (1983 Supp.). The case was dismissed on July 6,1982 for want of prosecution. A second indictment charging the same offenses was returned on July 21,1982. Following a trial that commenced on January 25,1983, a jury convicted appellant of all counts.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by54 opinions
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