Legal Opinion

Gray v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 24, 1991No. 90-553PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Gray of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988 Repl. and 1991 Suppl.), and violation of the Bail Reform Act, id. § 23-1327 (1989). Appellant contends that (1) the trial court’s admission of expert testimony as to what constitutes a “usable amount” of controlled substance was manifestly erroneous and unduly prejudicial; (2) the government failed to produce sufficient evidence that the quantity of cocaine sold was a usable amount; and (3) the instructions on usable amount did not adequately inform the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Bernard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
  4. Mitchell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Hawkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Griggs v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Pixley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Price v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Barnes v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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