MacK v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Darnell Mack appeals from his convictions of possession of P.C.P. and marijuana with intent to distribute them (PWID) in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a) (1988 Repl.). He contends primarily 1 that he was denied a fair trial because prejudicial hearsay and opinion testimony were brought to the attention of the jury. Mack asserts that the trial judge committed plain error in failing to prevent the reception of the damaging evidence. He also claims that his court-appointed counsel failed to object to most of the prejudicial material, and that he was thereby denied the…
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