Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1976No. 9316PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a jury conviction for one count of robbery. 1 Appellant does not deny that he committed the act, but contends that (1) he was improperly denied the opportunity to present his intoxication defense, and (2) he was improperly denied a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the conviction.
This case arose out of an April 26, 1974, robbery of a cab driver in Washington, D. C., by appellant and Charles Carter. Carter had pled guilty to the offense, was sentenced, and was serving his…
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