Legal Opinion
McCowan v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1983No. 81-1547PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge, Retired:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of first-degree felony murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1973) [recodi-fied respectively as D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1981) ], and attempted robbery while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2902, -3202 (1973) [recodified respectively as D.C.Code §§ 22-2902, -3202 (1981)]. On appeal, he asserts as reversible error (1) the trial court’s refusal to permit individual voir dire of those prospective jurors with strong religious views, (2) the admission of other crimes evidence, and (3) the government’s improper rebuttal argument.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Tyrone Gaither v. United States of America, Charles Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Sherrod v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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