Legal Opinion
Campbell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 1982No. 80-1044PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
A jury found appellant guilty of threats to do bodily harm in violation of D.C.Code 1981, § 22-507. Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction on the ground that the trial judge improperly allowed evidence of appellant’s prior wrongful conduct to be placed before the jury. 1 We agree and reverse.
I
A. The Government’s Evidence
At approximately 4:00 a. m. on the morning of May 3,1980, Anita Scholfield and her children were awakened by a telephone call. Miss Scholfield recognized the caller’s voice as that of appellant, with whom she had been romantically involved for about…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. Carl BenedettoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Daniel James PowellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Sherer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Settles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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