Legal Opinion
Bennett v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 2005No. 00-CF-1653PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Following his second jury trial for first-degree murder (premeditated) while armed and related weapons offenses, appellant was found guilty only of the charges of possession of an unregistered firearm (PUF) (D.C.Code § 6-2311(a) (1997)) 1 and unlawful possession of ammunition (UPA) 2 (D.C.Code § 6-2361(3) (1997)) 3 (1997). In this appeal, appellant argues that the trial court’s restriction of his cross-examination of a key government witness about the witness’ mental health history, exclusion of the testimony of his expert psychiatrist concerning its significance and…
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