Legal Opinion
Sellman v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 1978No. 10050PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant was tried by a jury and convicted of rape while armed and sodomy, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2801, -3202, -3502. He asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for verdict of acquittal; in refusing to admit certain documentary evidence; and in permitting the government to elicit testimony which, it is asserted, tended to reveal that appellant had been involved in a murder. 1 We affirm.
The victim in this case could not identify appellant as her assailant. She did, however, identify one Simmons as one of the two men involved, and she testified…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Malcus T. Clemons v. United States of America, David E. Clark v. United States of America, Alvin C. Hines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- United States v. Joseph E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Robert E. Barnes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- McClain v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Sullivan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sweet v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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