Legal Opinion
Heath v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 21, 2011No. 08-CF-347PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Elliot Heath appeals his convictions for armed first-degree pre-meditated murder, armed assault with intent to kill, and associated weapons offenses. He primarily contends that the trial court unconstitutionally deprived him of a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense when it erroneously excluded expert testimony he sought to present on the subject of eyewitness identification. The government concedes, and we agree, that the court erred in failing to conduct the inquiry our cases have held necessary to support its exclusionary ruling. Even so,…
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