Legal Opinion
Lee v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 1989No. 88-219PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of possessing cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(1) (1988). The only issue on appeal concerns a remark made by the prosecutor in closing argument. Although we agree with appellant (and the trial court) that the remark was improper, we hold that it was not so prejudicial as to require reversal.
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Metropolitan Police Officer Carl Gregory-testified that one afternoon in November 1987, while on motorcycle patrol, he responded to a report of drug selling at an apartment building on Seventh Street, S.E. When Gregory…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Middleton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by42 opinions
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