Legal Opinion
Staton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1983No. 80-811PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Following a jury trial appellant was found guilty of rape while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2801, -3202 (1981) and armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901, -3202, and sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 to 30 years. Thereafter he noted this appeal, in which he contends that the trial court erred in: 1) permitting the government to impeach a defense witness by eliciting certain evidence of bias; 2) admitting into evidence a confession that related to an uncharged offense, and 3) admitting into evidence a confession that was involuntary. While we reject appellant’s first and second…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Sims v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Beynum v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Rogers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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