Legal Opinion

Fitzhugh v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 27, 1980No. 79-16PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202, and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three to nine years. He argues on appeal that (1) there is insufficient identification evidence to support his conviction; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the government to present certain rebuttal evidence; and (3) the court erred in denying his motion for a new trial based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. 1 We affirm.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  2. Gregory v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Oesby v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Dinkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Richardson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Catlett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Chaabi v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Harper v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Owens v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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