Legal Opinion
Sweet v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 3, 1982No. 80-463PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant was found guilty by a jury of rape while armed, D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2801, -3202, kidnapping while armed, id. §§ 22-2101, -3202, assault with intent to commit sodomy while armed, id. §§ 22-503, -3202, -3502, armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901, -3202, assault with a dangerous weapon, id. § 22-502, and unauthorized use of a vehicle, id. § 22-2204. He seeks reversal of his convictions on the grounds that: (1) the trial court committed plain error by not giving the jury, sua sponte, a limiting instruction on “other crimes” evidence; (2) the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Holiday v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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