Legal Opinion
Nowlin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1978No. 11081, 11731PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to kill (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-501) and assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C. Code 1973, § 22-502). 1 He contends on appeal that the trial court erred (1) in excluding the testimony of an individual who had violated the sequestration order previously imposed on witnesses by the court; (2) in denying appellant’s request for a missing witness instruction; and (3) in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. We affirm the convictions.
The evidence adduced at trial reflects…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Holder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Smith v. PollinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Godfrey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Howard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Byers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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