Legal Opinion
Eldridge v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1985No. 84-536PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
After a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of second-degree burglary while armed, first-degree theft, destruction of property, carrying a dangerous weapon, and bail jumping. On appeal he challenges only his conviction of first-degree theft, contending that the value of the stolen property was established by inadmissible hearsay evidence. We agree that the only competent evidence of value, a memorandum prepared by the security manager of the burglarized store, was patent hearsay. The record shows, however, that appellant failed to object to its admission; thus we…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Derrington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Dixon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States v. Eugene E. ThweattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Nichols v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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