6 District of Columbia opinions name it 1 courts 1980–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by District of Columbia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Hager v. United Statesgreen2 sentences2011The majority attempts to distinguish this case from Russell and Benn II on the strength of two legal arguments: (1) "the exclusion of the identification expert's testimony did not foreclose appellant from mounting a vigorous challenge to Ms. Edwards's identification" due to appellant's ability to cross-examine; and (2) Dr. Van Wallendael's proffered testimony "would have been of scant relevance to the identifications of appellant by Ms. Ervin and Ms. Carter" in light of our decision in Hager v. United States, 856 A.2d 1143, 1148-49 (D.C.2004). 2011The majority attempts to distinguish this case from Russell and Benn II on the strength of two legal arguments: (1) “the exclusion of the identification expert’s testimony did not foreclose appellant from mounting a vigorous challenge to Ms. Edwards’s identification” due to appellant’s ability to cross-examine; and (2) Dr. Van Wallendael’s proffered testimony “would have been of scant relevance to the identifications of appellant by Ms. Ervin and Ms. Carter” in light of our decision in Hager v. United States, 856 A.2d 1143, 1148-49 (D.C.2004). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in District of Columbia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Kyles v. Whitley
green
2 sentences2011In Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 , 115 S.Ct. 1555 , 131 L.Ed.2d 490 (1995), the Supreme Court observed that "conscientious police work will enhance probative force and slovenly work will diminish it." Id. at 446 n. 15, 115 S.Ct. 1555 . 2011In Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 , 115 S.Ct. 1555 , 131 L.Ed.2d 490 (1995), the Supreme Court observed that "conscientious police work will enhance probative force and slovenly work will diminish it." Id. at 446 n. 15, 115 S.Ct. 1555 . | 2 | 2009–2011 |
Bundy v. United States District Court for the District of Nevada
green
1 sentence2025Nonetheless, Judge Gould concluded that “the need to provide a vigorous defense for [Mr.] Bundy is a superordinate concern.” Id. at 1056 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Basiliko v. Government of the District of Columbia
green
1 sentence1991Finally, since mootness seeks ultimately “to promote sound judicial economy,” Basiliko, supra, we think it appropriate to decide these appeals on the merits rather than await another and — in view of appellants’ determination shown so far — predictable round of trial litigation in respect to the permanent homeless legislation raising the issue of the Council’s power. | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Johnson v. United States
green
1 sentence1980So long as the defendant maintains his innocence, the lawyer's realistic appraisal that he is in fact guilty does not preclude a vigorous defense. [ Id. at 164 n.2.] *850 We held in Johnson that an inconsistency between two proffered defenses was insufficient to establish that the intended testimony was false. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.