Legal Opinion
Donald A. Young v. United States of America, Joseph W. Simmons v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 19, 1965No. 18615, 18662PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
Appellants were convicted of assault with intent to commit robbery and simple assault. Appellant Young was also convicted of unlawful use of an imitation gun. They seek reversal because the trial court (1) excessively interrupted the two defense counsel to criticize them during their questioning of Government witnesses, and (2) failed to conduct a hearing on appellants’ allegation that the jury overheard such criticism at bench conferences.
Counsel for appellant Simmons was Robert C. Maynard, Esquire, a representative of the Legal Aid Agency established by Congress “to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Billeci v. United States. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Thomas E. Blunt v. United States of America, Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Billy Maurice Ogden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Mark Coppedge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. Donald L. Martin and Judy S. WeemsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. George Gordon Liddy, A/K/A George F. LeonardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. James W. McCord Jr., A/K/A Edward J. Warren A/K/A Edward J. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Leonard L. Bursten v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. CassiagnolCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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