Legal Opinion
Crews v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1986No. 84-1054PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
In May 1984, a jury convicted appellant Crews of the offenses of assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. D.C. Code §§ 22-502, -3204 (1981). His major contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in permitting two prior arrests of Crews to be used in cross-examination by the government of defense witnesses who had testified as to Crews’ reputation for truth and veracity. He also asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain portions of medical records and challenges the adequacy of the proof of the District of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. Joseph R. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. James A. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Devore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Rogers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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