Legal Opinion

Kimes v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 31, 1989No. 86-1267PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant of grand larceny, D.C.Code § 22-2201 (1981), for theft of a full-length mink coat from the Town and Country Lounge at the Mayflower Hotel. Appellant (through counsel w"ho were not trial counsel) raises five issues on appeal. She questions the admissibility of alleged “other crimes” evidence, a trial court instruction on the propriety of joint pretrial discussions among government witnesses, and the denial of a requested continuance. She also claims errors requiring a remand for resentencing. The most significant claim of error, however, is…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Stack v. BoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. David Lewis Rice v. Tana Wood, Superintendent, David Lewis Rice v. Tana Wood, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. Frye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Secrest v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  4. Bedney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Frost v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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