Legal Opinion
Gibson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1987No. 84-1379PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge,
Retired:
Following a jury trial, appellant Roy Gibson was convicted of murder in the first degree while armed (felony murder), D.C. Code §§ 22-2401 (1981), -3202 (1987 Supp.); two counts of armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901 (1981), -3202 (1987 Supp.); and assault with intent to commit robbery while armed, id. §§ 22-501 (1981), -3202 (1987 Supp.). On appeal,1 Gibson contends the trial court abused its discretion in excluding certain expert testimony which was sought for the purpose of showing bias on the part of various government witnesses. Gibson also claims the exclusion…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. AbelSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Groves v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Battocchi v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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