Legal Opinion
Bailey v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 2010No. 06-CF-1422PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
This case arises from a bizarre and elaborate scheme devised by appellant to extort sexual favors from two victims, both of whom had been recently released from prison and were on probation or parole, by using a forged document and the threat of re-incarceration to coerce their compliance with certain sexual acts. We are asked in this appeal to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to sever and permitting the joint trial of the claims. A party seeking reversal must make a showing of the “most compelling…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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