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PERKINS v. U.S.

No. 94-CF-296.

760 A.2d 604 (2000)

Derrin A. PERKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Moran, Washington, DC, appointed by this court, for appellant.

Florence Pan, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese III, and Demaurice Smith, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, FARRELL, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Derrin A. Perkins was convicted by a Superior Court jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it (PWID). On appeal, he contends that the trial judge misapplied the doctrine of "curative admissibility" and erroneously admitted "bad acts" evidence that was substantially more prejudicial than probative. We conclude that the issue presented on appeal has not been adequately preserved and that Perkins has not shown plain error. Accordingly...

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