Legal Opinion
Goins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1992No. 91-CF-1510PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Associate Judge:
On April 14, 1991 at about 6:00 p.m. Christian Wainwright and Donna Henderson were robbed at gun point while walking on 8th Street, S.E. In connection with these events, appellant, Antonio Goins, was convicted of two counts of armed robbery 1 and one count of possession of a firearm during commission of a crime of violence or dangerous crime. 2 Appellant’s principal argument on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for mistrial after a police detective revealed in testimony that appellant had a prior criminal record. We conclude…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Beale v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Plater v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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