Legal Opinion
Dumas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1984No. 82-1506PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether a defendant waives his right to challenge the sufficiency of the government’s case-in-chief on appeal by presenting evidence in response to damaging testimony of his co-defendant which does not cure any deficiency in the government’s case. Appellant and codefendant McRae were jointly tried by a jury for attempted second degree burglary, D.C.Code §§ 22-103, -1801 (1981), petty larceny, id. § 22-2202, and receiving stolen property, id. § 22-2205. Appellant was convicted of petty larceny and McRae was acquitted.
Appellant contends the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Foster v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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