Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 8, 2011No. 09-CF-410PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge, Retired:
Appellant, Michael Smith, appeals his conviction for carrying a pistol without a license (“CPWL”), possession of an unregistered firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and unlawful possession of a firearm.1 He asserts that the trial court committed “reversible error” in excluding his expert testimony on relevancy grounds, and that the court violated his Sixth Amendment right to present a defense. For the reasons stated below, we are constrained to reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case for a new trial.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Wheeler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Minor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Carrington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- Patterson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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