Legal Opinion
Nelson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1994No. 91-CF-987PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Cornelius Nelson, was convicted following a jury trial of one count of carnal knowledge of a child under sixteen years of age in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2801 (1989), and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor child in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3502(a) (1989). Appellant argues for reversal on the grounds that the trial court erred in: (1) restricting the scope of his cross-examination and argument into areas intended to show that a specific third person committed the offenses for which appellant was on trial; (2) precluding cross-examination of a…
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