Legal Opinion
Bruce v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1992No. 90-CF-686, 92-CO-97PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Bruce was indicted by a grand jury for assault on a police officer with a dangerous weapon (APO), 1 assault with a dangerous weapon (ADW), 2 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence (PFCV). 3 He was originally alleged to have committed these offenses by shooting at Corporal Joe Bruce Walker of the Prince Georges County Police Department with a pistol. 4 The prosecution committed itself to this version of events in a sworn statement filed at presentment, in police testimony at the preliminary hearing, and to some extent in testimony…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by18 opinions
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