Legal Opinion
McCrae v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 2009No. 99-CF-849, 99-CF-1534PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Senior Judge:
Derrick Miller and Rudolph McCrae appeal from their convictions for assault with intent to kill while armed and related offenses arising out of a neighborhood feud between two groups of young men. Miller’s sole argument is that the trial court erred in its refusal to give an instruction on duress. McCrae challenges the trial court’s refusal to sever, raises objections to remarks made by counsel in opening and closing arguments, and questions the sufficiency of the evidence on two counts. We affirm.
I. The Facts
Appellants Miller and McCrae were members of a group…
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