Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1978No. 10108, 10200PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case presents issues of trial court error in (1) permitting police “mug shots” to be received into evidence against appellants, and (2) refusing to sever their trials. We hold, on the authority of United States v. Barnes, 124 U.S.App.D.C. 318, 365 F.2d 509 (1966), that the admission of the photographs into evidence was reversible error. We further hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the requested severance.
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Appellants were charged with and convicted of rape (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-2801), rape while armed (D.C. Code 1973, §§ 22-2801,…
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