Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1988No. 85-980PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was charged with several offenses stemming from three different break-ins at an American University dormitory. A jury found him guilty on two counts of unlawful entry 1 and one count of first-degree burglary. 2 Appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the government to introduce evidence of certain other crimes for which he was not on trial, contrary to the teaching of Drew v. United States, 118 U.S.App.D.C. 11, 331 F.2d 85 (1964), and its myriad progeny. He also maintains that his burglary conviction should be reversed on the ground that the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Carter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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