Legal Opinion
Winfield v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 1996No. 92-CF-723PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
We granted rehearing en bane in this case to consider the standards governing the admissibility of evidence proffered by a criminal defendant that another person or persons committed the crime alleged.1 The issue arises at the intersection of the defendant’s constitutional right to an opportunity to present a complete defense, Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 690, 106 S.Ct. 2142, 2146, 90 L.Ed.2d 636 (1986), and the obligation of the trial court preliminarily to determine the relevance of proffered evidence and weigh its probative value against the potential it…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Mary J. Riordan v. William L. Kempiners and Shirley RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by114 opinions
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- People v. PrimoNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
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