Groves v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

In seeking reversal 1 of his convictions by a jury of murder in the second degree, D.C.Code § 22-2403 (1981), and carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204, appellant’s principal contention is that the trial judge abused his discretion in admitting testimony about a shooting that occurred three days after the murder as other crime evidence relevant to identity and common scheme or plan under Drew. 2 He focuses particularly on the judge’s finding that there was clear and convincing evidence that the other shooting had occurred, and the judge’s refusals to consider…