Legal Opinion
Frye v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1991No. 89-1460PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The sole issue presented is whether un-transcribed testimony which a government witness, a police officer, gave in a related juvenile proceeding involving another defendant is a statement “in the possession of the United States” within the meaning of the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500 (1985). On the strength of our own previous decisions and ample authority from the federal courts, we answer that question “no” and affirm.
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A jury found appellant guilty of one count of possessing heroin (D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1988)). The facts supporting the conviction are not in issue…
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- United States v. DanskerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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