Legal Opinion

Allen v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 24, 1978No. 10837, 10876 and 11124PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired:

These consolidated appeals challenge on due process and evidentiary grounds convictions of armed robbery, 1 assault with intent to kill while armed, 2 robbery, 3 possession of a dangerous weapon, 4 and carrying a pistol without a license. 5 Challenged also are the sentences imposed. We reject as without merit the challenges, and affirm the judgments of convictions.

Complaining that the pretrial identification procedures employed by the government were so impermissibly suggestive as to deprive them of their constitutional rights to a fair trial, appellants moved…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Khaalis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Ingram v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Murchison v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. United States v. Rayful Edmond, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  5. Gethers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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