Legal Opinion
Tibbs v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1976No. 8749PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a jury conviction for robbery, 1 kidnapping, 2 and extortion. 3 Appellant makes three claims of error, only one of which requires extended discussion here: whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence an unsworn statement which the complaining witness made to the police after appellant’s arrest. 4 We reverse and remand for a new trial.
The charges at issue arose from an encounter between appellant and the complaining witness, Benton George, in the early morning hours.
In brief, Mr. George’s testimony was that while driving his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Phillip Coltrane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. RiccardiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- George E. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Hardy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Daye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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