Legal Opinion

Prophet v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 31, 1992No. 88-1514PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant of first degree felony murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1988 and 1991 Suppl.), and of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1988 and 1991 Suppl.). Appellant raises four issues on appeal. He argues that (1) there was insufficient evi dence to sustain his conviction for armed robbery; (2) his statements to the police should have been suppressed as fruit of an unlawful arrest; (3) the trial court erred when it permitted the government to rehabilitate its key witness with a prior consistent statement uttered when the witness…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Minnesota v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Rose v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Womack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Umanzor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Blakeney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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