DAVIS v. U.S.

No. 92-CF-1575.

629 A.2d 570 (1993)

Joel DAVIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard F. Bramson, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Laura Cordero, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee. Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and Steven J. Durham, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


ROGERS, Chief Judge:

In this expedited appeal, appellant Joel Davis contends that the trial judge erred in granting a mistrial for manifest necessity and ordering defense counsel to disclose privileged information, and in denying his motion to dismiss on the ground of double jeopardy. We affirm.

I.

Appellant went to trial on December 3, 1992, on charges of assault with intent to kill while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-501, -3202 and mayhem while...

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