Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1987No. 85-960PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellant Gregory Fletcher seeks reversal of his conviction by a jury of the armed robbery of Reginald Young, D.C.Code §§ 22-2901, -3202 (1981 & 1986 Supp.) on the grounds that the trial court erred (1) by allowing the introduction of hearsay identification testimony, (2) by limiting cross-examination into the bias of a prosecution witness, and (3) by not remedying prosecu-torial misconduct during the closing argument. 1 We agree with the first claim of error and find that the inadmissible hearsay statement identifying appellant as the robber caused sufficient…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- 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
- Daniel J. Bowles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Winters v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- United States v. James F. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Akins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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- Scales v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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- Bell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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