MERCER v. U.S.

Nos. 97-CF-177, 97-CF-536.

724 A.2d 1176 (1999)

Dwain MERCER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Antonio M. Terrell, Appellant, v. United States, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Seals, appointed by this court, for appellant Dwain Mercer.

A. Kevin Fahey, Falls Church, VA, appointed by this court, for appellant Antonio M. Terrell.

Elizabeth C. Coombe, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Peter R. Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FARRELL and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and NEWMAN, Senior Judge.


NEWMAN, Senior Judge:

In this appeal of their convictions of second-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1997 Repl.), and related weapons offenses,1 both Dwain Mercer, a.k.a. "Wayne" or "Wayne-Wayne," and Antonio Terrell, a.k.a. "Melvin," contend the trial court erred: (1) in admitting evidence suggesting they were involved in a plot to intimidate witnesses; and (2...

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