Legal Opinion
Brooks v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 1978No. 10680, 13216PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Brooks and three codefendants were charged in a three-count indictment with kidnapping while armed, kidnapping, and obstruction of justice. D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2101, -3202; -2101; -703, respectively. He was found guilty by a jury of kid napping. Immediately after trial appellant moved unsuccessfully for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. His appeal cites as error (1) the denial of his motion for a new trial; (2) the admission of evidence that at one point the complaining witness was placed in protective custody; (3) the denial of his…
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