Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1992No. 91-CF-721PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
Appellant Stephon Jenkins (“Jenkins”) was convicted of first-degree murder while armed, in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1989 & 1992 Supp.). On appeal, Jenkins contends: (1) that the decedent’s statements to a police officer were improperly admitted at trial under the dying declaration exception to the hearsay rule of evidence, and (2) that the trial court denied him a meaningful opportunity to explore the bias of government witness Gary Murphy on cross-examination. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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