Legal Opinion
In re C.B.N.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 7, 1985No. 83-1533PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
A Family Division judge found appellant guilty of armed robbery, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1981 & 1985 Supp.), and adjudicated him a delinquent. Appellant assigns as error the trial court’s refusal to permit the defense to introduce extrinsic evidence to impeach the government’s key witness. We agree and reverse.1
I
The complainant testified that at approximately 12:15 a.m., on August 3, 1983, he was walking on Independence Avenue, S.E., between 9th and 10th Streets. He saw a group of five or six boys walking toward him on the opposite sidewalk. After they passed,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Newman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Scull v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. DunlapCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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