Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 1991No. 89-640, 89-672PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This case involves a killing that occurred after two months of controversy between drug dealers over an unpaid debt. The principal issue on appeal concerns the trial court’s ruling on the extent to which the events leading to the killing could be aired before the jury, and specifically whether that ruling was in harmony with our line of cases beginning with Drew v. United States, 118 U.S.App.D.C. 11, 331 F.2d 85 (1964), limiting the use of evidence of “other crimes.” Also challenged is the trial court’s denial of a severance motion. We find no error 1 and affirm.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Christian v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Toliver v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Mercer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Holiday v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Sanders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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