Legal Opinion
Toliver v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1983No. 81-930PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant was tried for and convicted of a single count of possession of heroin. D.C.Code § 33-402 (1973). On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s asserted failure to caution the jury properly on the limited use of purported “other crimes” evidence. See Drew v. United States, 118 U.S.App. D.C. 11, 331 F.2d 85 (1964). He also alleges prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument. 1 Finding no error, we affirm.
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Appellant was arrested after being observed from a police narcotics observation post exchanging small white packets for money with six separate individuals.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Springer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. Raphael L. GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Green v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Tabron v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by108 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Derrington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Bernard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Lemon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Settles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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