Musgrove v. United States

Appellant was charged with assault in violation of D.C.Code 1981, § 22-504. He was convicted by a jury. He challenges his conviction principally upon the grounds that the trial court abused its discretion by: (1) failing to conduct a full and complete voir dire; (2) denying his motions for a judgment of acquittal; and (3) admitting into evidence five out-of-court statements purportedly made by the complainant. We conclude that the admission into evidence of one of those statements constituted reversible error. Accordingly, we set aside appellant’s conviction and remand the case.

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