Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Hunter v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 17, 2009No. 06-CF-539Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partBlackburne-Rigsby, Associate Judge

I concur with the majority’s decision to affirm the appellant’s convictions for felony threats arising out of the events on October 13, 2004. However, I write separately to note my view that the trial court improperly excluded the evidence appellant sought to introduce regarding Mr. Moul-ing’s conviction for armed drug trafficking with a Ruger P90 semi-automatic pistol.1 *1166Instead, I conclude that the evidence should have been admitted as relevant and probative because the evidence created doubt that Mr. Hunter could have possessed the gun, which was found hidden inside a makeup case, inside a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Irick v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Peay v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. United States v. Frederick v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986

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