Legal Opinion
Blunt v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 2004No. 02-CF-595PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant Frederick L. Blunt (“Blunt”) was found not guilty of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, 1 but convicted of the lesser-included offense of robbery. 2 On appeal, Blunt’s main contention is that the trial court erred when it deprived him of his Sixth Amendment right to confront a key government witness Donnell Doy (“Doy”) by limiting cross-examination. Because we agree with Blunt, we need not address the second issue of whether the court erred in failing to answer the jury’s question regarding Doy’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Springer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
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