SAMS v. U.S.

Nos. 93-CF-1265, 93-CF-1398.

721 A.2d 945 (1998)

Marquis T. SAMS and Jibreel K. Reid, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Ross, Riverdale, MD, appointed by this court, for appellant Sams. Gregory C. Powell, Riverdale, MD, also appointed by this court, entered an appearance for appellant Sams.

Cynthia Jones, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Samia Fam, and David Reiser, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant Reid.

Geoffrey G. Bestor, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, Thomas C. Black, and Gina L. Simms, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, STEADMAN, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants Sams and Reid, along with two other defendants, were jointly charged with first-degree murder while armed1 and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV).2 Reid was charged in addition with three counts of obstruction of justice,3 based on threats he made to a government witness. After a three-week trial, the jury found both appellants...

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