Brown v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant, following a jury trial, was found guilty of armed robbery, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202, and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204. On appeal, appellant contends that oral references to “photographs” made by the prosecutor in his opening statement at trial and elicited from a Police Department detective by the prosecutor on direct examination improperly “telegraphed” his criminal record to the jury to his considerable prejudice in the instant case. Appellant also asserts that a reference made by a second Metropolitan Police…
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