Legal Opinion
Clark v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1980No. 12970PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Following a jury trial appellant was convicted of first-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2401, 22-3202. On this appeal, appellant presents two issues for our consideration. Appellant contends that the trial court, over his objection, erroneously admitted into evidence under the state-of-mind exception to the hearsay rule, certain hearsay statements of the deceased that tended to show: (1) the conduct, attitude, and feelings of the accused and the deceased toward each other, and (2) that the declarant intended to go to Federal City College on the morning of…
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3Cited by47 opinions
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