Legal Opinion
Russell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 1991No. 88-1609, 88-1610PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant appeals her convictions by a jury arising out of a murder and violation of the Bail Reform Act (BRA), D.C.Code § 23-1327(a) (1989), 1 on the grounds that the trial judge abused his discretion in refusing to sever appellant’s trial from that of her codefendant, and to sever the Bail Reform Act charge. Appellant also contends that she was prejudiced by the judge’s instruction to the jury on the code-fendant’s absence from trial, by the improper admission of a photograph of the decedent, and because there was insufficient evidence of causation. We affirm.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Christian v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Clifton Rhone v. United States of America, John S. Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
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