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JENKINS v. U.S.

No. 91-CF-721.

617 A.2d 529 (1992)

Stephon M. JENKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Elizabeth Kent, Washington, DC, appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Peggy Kuo, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Thomas C. Black, and Wyneva Johnson, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

PRYOR, Senior Judge:

Appellant Stephon Jenkins ("Jenkins") was convicted of first-degree murder while armed, in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1989 & 1992 Supp.). On appeal, Jenkins contends: (1) that the decedent's statements to a police officer were improperly admitted at trial under the dying declaration exception to the hearsay rule of evidence, and (2) that the trial court denied him a meaningful opportunity to explore the bias of government...

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