Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1983No. 81-1498PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant challenges his convictions for felony murder, D.C.Code § 22-2401 (1981), robbery, id. § 22-2901, and first-degree burglary, id. § 22-1801(a). He assigns error to the introduction of certain demonstrative evidence and of allegedly hearsay testimony. He also contends that the trial court’s instructions to the jury were deficient. Finally, he asserts that the trial court erroneously denied his motion for judgment of acquittal because of insufficient evidence for the convictions. We conclude that the challenged evidence was relevant and admissible, that the trial…
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