Legal Opinion
Longus v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 2012No. Nos. 05-CF-792, 07-CO-1288PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Senior Judge:
Michael Longus was convicted of armed second-degree murder1 and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV)2 in connection with the drive-by shooting of Maurice Brown. On appeal, he argues that his due process rights under the Fifth Amendment were violated when the government failed to correct the false statement of a detective who corroborated the testimony of a key witness in the case; and that his Sixth Amendment right to confront adverse witnesses was violated by improper limitations on defense counsel’s examination of the detective for corruption and…
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