POPE v. U.S.

No. 98-CO-1473.

739 A.2d 819 (1999)

Jabbar K. POPE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Wood, Riverdale, MD, filed a motion for summary reversal for appellant.

Valinda Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief, for appellee.

David Reiser, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for Public Defender Service, amicus curiae.

Before SCHWELB, RUIZ, and REID, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge.

On July 18, 1998, following a hearing, a judge of the Superior Court found probable cause to believe that Jabbar K. Pope had committed the offense of assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIKWA), in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-503, -3202 (1996). The judge ordered that Pope be preventively detained without bond pursuant to D.C.Code § 23-1325(a) (1996). Pope appealed and filed a motion for summary reversal, contending that...

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