Legal Opinion
Boykin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1999No. 97-CF-211PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Boykin was convicted of second-degree murder while armed, 1 possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, 2 and carrying a pistol without a license, 3 all arising out of the shooting death of Gary Jordan. On appeal, Mr. Boykin contends that the trial court erred when it precluded defense counsel from eliciting evidence that a government witness disposed of a gun shortly after the shooting. He claims that evidence about the gun was an integral part of his defense that another person, also a government witness, shot Mr. Jordan. Ruling that the only…
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