Legal Opinion
Ali v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1987No. 83-858PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Azam S. Ali appeals his convictions of carnal knowledge, D.C.Code § 22-2801 (1981), sodomy with a child, id. § 22-3502, indecent liberties, id. § 22-3501(a), and enticing, id. § 22-3501(b). He contends that the trial judge erred when he admitted certain “other crimes” evidence regarding allegations of sexual abuse committed by the appellant against the younger sister of the complaining witness. He also asserts that his trial was tainted by the admission of other irrelevant and inflammatory testimony, by improper examination of witnesses, and by the prosecutor’s unduly…
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- United States v. Herman Tyrone HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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