Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1967No. 4059PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge:
Appellant was tried by jury and convicted of negligent homicide, D.C.Code 1961, § 40-606, and has appealed.
The principal matter with which we need to deal is the claim that the trial judge unduly intervened in the trial, usurped the function of counsel in cross-examination of witnesses, and harassed and discredited defense counsel to such an extent as to impair his ability to properly represent the defendant.
We have been guided by the rulings and observations in Jackson v. United States, 117 U.S.App.D.C. 325, 329 F.2d 893 (1964) and Young v. United States, 120 U.S.App.D.C. 312,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Francis E. Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Donald A. Young v. United States of America, Joseph W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
3Cited by18 opinions
- Dutton v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Khaalis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Oesby v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Womack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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