Legal Opinion
Ray v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1993No. 91-CF-628PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Ray was convicted of first-degree murder while armed, 1 carrying a pistol without a license, 2 and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. 3 His main contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in restricting his counsel’s cross-examination of Tawana Owens, the principal government witness. Ray also maintains that his convictions on the firearm counts merged and that it was error for the trial court to impose separate sentences on those counts. We reject these contentions and affirm all of the convictions.
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At trial the theory of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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