Legal Opinion
Gatlin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2007No. 03-CF-1173PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant, Cortez Gat-lin, of second-degree murder (of Kevin Buckman) while armed, a lesser included offense of the charged first-degree (premeditated) murder while armed; 1 and assault with a dangerous weapon (baseball bat), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-502 (1996), recodified at D.C.Code § 22-402 (2001). 2 He challenges his convictions mainly on the grounds that (1) the trial court violated his constitutional Sixth Amendment confrontation right by admitting into evidence the grand jury testimony of decedent, Troy Jones; and (2) the trial court’s…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
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