Legal Opinion

Bowman v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 30, 1994No. 88-CF-835, 91-CO-1488PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals from his conviction of burglary in the first degree1 and destruction of property2 and from the denial of a motion to vacate his sentence. He argues that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of burglary; that he was erroneously barred from presenting the testimony of certain witnesses; that the court should have given a special unanimity instruction; that the prosecutor made improper comments in his closing argument; and finally, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm both the judgment of conviction and the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Tyrone Gaither v. United States of America, Charles Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  5. Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  5. Lee v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997

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