Legal Opinion
Mercer v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1999No. 97-CF-177, 97-CF-536PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Senior Judge:
In this appeal of their convictions of second-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1997 Repl.), and related weapons offenses, 1 both Dwain Mercer, a.k.a. “Wayne” or “Wayne-Wayne,” and Antonio Terrell, a.k.a. “Melvin,” contend the trial court erred: (1) in admitting evidence suggesting they were involved in a plot to intimidate witnesses; and (2) in admitting a videotape of a statement of a witness after the witness had been excused. Mercer alone contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his severance motion. Terrell alone contends:…
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