Legal Opinion
Lyons v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 1993No. 89-CF-1145PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of first degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1989 & 1991 Supp.), assault with intent to kill while armed, id. at §§ 22-501, -3202, assault with a dangerous weapon, id. at § 22-502, and carrying a pistol without a license, id. at 22-3204. Appellant contends the trial court erred when it (1) permitted the government to cross-examine him about his positive urine test for PCP administered five days after the shooting and (2) allowed, under the spontaneous utterance exception to the hearsay rule, the testimony of a police…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by14 opinions
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