Legal Opinion
Harrison v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 2012No. Nos. 10-CF-147, 10-CF-148PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Senior Judge:
Appellant Cyrus Contez Harrison was convicted by a jury on various charges, including first-degree murder (premeditat*1158ed) and obstruction of justice.1 He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence relating to his obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice convictions. In addition, he contends that the trial court committed reversible error in two instances, one relating to an evidentiary ruling and the other to the government’s closing argument. For the reasons set forth below, we are constrained to vacate Mr. Harrison’s convictions on the conspiracy and…
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- Irick v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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