Legal Opinion
Woodard v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 2010No. 06-CF-1134PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Associate Judge:
Appellant Darryl Woodard, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon, argues that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the prosecutor to improperly suggest in his rebuttal argument that two witnesses changed their testimony because they feared appellant. We hold that the prosecutor’s comments were improper as to one witness and that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the comments. We conclude, however, that the comments did not constitute a Due Process violation and that the error was harmless.
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gay v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- Woodard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012