Legal Opinion
Crisafi v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 1, 1978No. 11149PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was found guilty of rape, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2801, and assault with intent to commit rape, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501. On appeal, he contends that while the joinder of these two offenses under Super. Ct.Cr.R. 8(a) was proper, the trial court’s denial of his motion for severance under Super.Ct.Cr.R. 14 constituted error. Appellant also claims that other rulings made by the trial court were erroneous, 1 and that comments made by the prosecutor during his closing argument and during cross-examination, although unobjected to at trial, rose to the level of plain…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Cupo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Adams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Welch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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