Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 2002No. 00-CM-750PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge.
Appealing from his convictions of simple assault and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon, Robert Johnson argues that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a proper Jencks Act inquiry or grant him other suitable relief when the government did not produce a police officer’s notes of an interview with the complaining witness. We agree, and we remand for the trial court to determine whether the notes should have been turned over to Johnson for use in cross-examining the witness. 1
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The Jencks Act provides that after a government witness has testified on…
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- Scott v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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