Legal Opinion

Darnell Mason v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 28, 2017No. 15-CF-305PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLeese, Associate Judge:

Appellant Darnell Mason challenges his convictions for tampering with evidence, destruction of property, obstruction of justice, and unlawful entry. We hold that the trial court committed reversible error by disqualifying a potential juror. We therefore reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings. We also hold that the evidence was sufficient to support Mr. Mason’s tampering convictions, so that Mr. Mason may be retried on those charges. We do not address Mr. Mason’s other challenges to his convictions, because the circumstances giving rise to those…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

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