Legal Opinion
Goines v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 2006No. 03-CM-883PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
After a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of malicious destruction of property. His only contention on appeal is that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of two prior assaults on the complaining witness, who was his former girl friend. We conclude that the trial court erred, but that the error was harmless; accordingly, we affirm the conviction.
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Lena Mobley testified that on October 23, 2000, she was in her home on N Street, Northwest, when she heard knocking at the door. When she asked who was knocking, a voice replied, “Oliver.” Ms. Mobley looked through…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. Earnest McClainCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Mercer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by20 opinions
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