Fifth Amendment

Sykes v. United States, 97-CF-1898 (D.C. March 9, 2006) - Court ordered new trial in first-degree felony murder case because government violated Brady by withholding identities of two exculpatory witnesses until eve of trial, and witnesses could not be located.

Riley v. United States, 923 A.2d 868 (D.C. 2006) - Court ruled that defendant arrested on warrant obtained after U.S. Attorney filed criminal complaint charging one count of first-degree murder did not have Sixth Amendment right to counsel, and that, in response to ambiguous rights waiver, he asserted his right to remain silent, but not his right to counsel. Subsequent waiver after nearly 12 hours in detention and numerous attempts by investigators to elicit confession was valid.