Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1984No. 83-417PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant appeals his conviction of one count of possession of a controlled substance — cocaine, codified at D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (Supp.1984), on the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in permitting a police expert witness to testify concerning the significance of various chemicals and paraphernalia found during the search of appellant’s bedroom; (2) the expert’s testimony regarding a usable amount of cocaine was not credible and therefore there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; and (3) references to the weapons seized from the same places as the drugs were prejudicial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Toliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- United States v. HubbardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Holiday v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Adams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Blakeney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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