Legal Opinion
Martinez v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 2009No. 06-CF-996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
On June 7, 2005, after a trial before the Honorable Erik P. Christian, a jury found appellant Edward Martinez guilty as charged of first-degree premeditated murder while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-2101, -4502 (2001)) and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (D.C.Code §§ 22-3204(b) (2001)). Appellant seeks reversal of his convictions, citing (1) restrictions that the trial judge imposed on defense counsel’s cross-examination and impeachment of a government witness, and (2) the erroneous aiding-and-abetting instruction that the trial judge gave to the jury. We…
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