Legal Opinion
Battle v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 1993No. 92-CF-64PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
This appeal requires the court to decide whether the report of rape rule survives abolition of the corroboration requirement in sex crime prosecutions. Appellant, Charles E. Battle, appeals from his convictions by a jury of sodomy and taking indecent liberties with a minor, D.C.Code §§ 22-3502, -3501(a) (Repl.1989), on two grounds: he contends that the trial judge erred in admitting testimony by the complainant’s aunt and a police officer concerning the complainant’s out-of-court statements, and in denying a mistrial after the aunt and the officer allegedly referred to…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- United States v. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- People v. BurtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by43 opinions
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