Legal Opinion
McGrier v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 24, 1991No. 89-1519PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant McGrier was charged with kidnapping, 1 threats to injure another person, 2 second-degree burglary, 3 and assault with intent to commit rape while armed. 4 At the close of the government’s case, the trial court granted McGrier’s motion for judgment of acquittal on the burglary charge, and at the end of the trial the jury found him guilty of kidnapping, threats, and simple assault. 5 McGrier brings this appeal, claiming numerous improprieties by the prosecutor. We affirm.
I. The Evidence at TRIAL
A. The government’s case in chief
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