Legal Opinion

MATTHEW GABRAMADHIN v. UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 28, 2016No. 13-CF-1499PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Appellant Matthew' Gabramadhin challenges his convictions for kidnapping and assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse. Mr. Gabramadhin argues that the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence'^ recorded emergency phone call under the excited-utterance exception to the rule against hearsay; We agree and therefore vacate Mr. Gabramadhin’s convictions.

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The evidence at -trial was as follows. The complainant, M.H., was a student at Georgetown University., She left a party sometime between midnight and 2:00 a.m. on April 8, 2013. M.H.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Warren v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Patton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Morten v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by15 opinions

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