Legal Opinion
Plummer v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 2002No. 98-CF-1612PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Michael Plummer appeals from his conviction of first-degree, premeditated murder while armed,1 and related weapons offenses2 arguing that a “pervasive, prejudicial atmosphere infected his trial.” Specifically, he claims that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to speculate, without a firm evidentiary basis, that this and another shooting were gang-related and that appellant had confessed to the crime to a person who did not testify at trial. Appellant also claims that the judge improperly allowed irrelevant and inflammatory testimony and argument urging conviction…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mercer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Hawthorne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Campos-Alvarez v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- In re L.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
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