Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1997No. 97-CO-163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
The government appeals from an order of the trial court denying its request to introduce certain evidence during the forthcoming trial of appellee Ebony Williams. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
Ms. Williams was indicted for the March 1995, stabbing death of Rufus Lawson, a friend of her grandmother.1 Ms. Williams *1246regarded Mr. Lawson as her “grandfather” and had lived in his apartment for approximately three years at the time of his death.
In June 1996, the government filed a notice of intent to introduce Drew evidence.2 Subsequently, in September…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re F.K.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Bynum v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- In Re FKDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001