Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1986No. 85-34PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of possession of heroin. D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1986 Supp.). He challenges his conviction on two grounds. First, appellant contends the trial court committed plain error in permitting the government to give a detailed outline of its case against him to the jury panel before selection of the jury. Second, he argues that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the Daily Vehicle Inspection and Activity Report (form PD 775) under the business records exception to the hearsay rule. Finding no error, we affirm.
I
At the outset we note that,…
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