Legal Opinion

MacK v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 23, 1990No. 84-962PublishedCited by 56 opinions

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…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  5. United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Hunter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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  3. Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. In re A.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Blakeney v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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