HARRIS v. U.S.

Nos. 93-CF-648, 98-CO-392.

738 A.2d 269 (1999)

Johnny L. HARRIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stolker, Rockville, MD, for appellant.

Karen L. Melnik, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Mary-Patrice Brown and J. Edward Agee, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

This appeal raises a timely issue about the rights of criminal defendants in the context of judicial efforts to improve the jury system by soliciting jurors' views at the conclusion of their jury service, but while aspects of the case are still pending before the trial judge.

I.

Appellant Johnny Harris was charged in a three-count indictment with first-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1996),...

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