PLUMMER v. U.S.

No. 98-CF-1612.

813 A.2d 182 (2002)

Michael PLUMMER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy P. O'Toole, with whom James Klein and Samia Fam, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Marc E. Rindner, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Mary Patrice Brown, and Glenn L. Kirschner, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, RUIZ and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Michael Plummer appeals from his conviction of first-degree, premeditated murder while armed,1 and related weapons offenses2 arguing that a "pervasive, prejudicial atmosphere infected his trial." Specifically, he claims that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to speculate, without a firm evidentiary basis, that this and another shooting were gang-related and that appellant had...

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