Legal Opinion

Hordge v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 21, 1988No. 85-1419, 85-1558PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

Appellants were found guilty by a jury of armed robbery. D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1981 & 1987 Supp.). On appeal they contend that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. We disagree. McBride also contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury, as requested, that Hordge’s post-arrest statement to the police could not be used as substantive evidence of McBride’s guilt, and that because it was so used by the prosecutor during cross-examination of Hordge and in rebuttal closing argument, McBride’s conviction must be reversed. We…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. PeoniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Ingram v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Mitchell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Roy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Perry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Guishard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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