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District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 6/21/1978

Rink v. United States

Citations

  • 388 A.2d 52
  • 1978 D.C. App. LEXIS 526

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that motive evidence is admissible to address “whether appellant reasonably apprehended a danger of imminent, serious bodily harm from the deceased”
  • holding that motive evidence is admissible to address “whether appellant reasonably apprehended a danger of imminent, serious bodily harm from the deceased”
  • admission of prior consistent statement to show state of mind; denial of mistrial following prosecutor’s improper question
  • defendant’s statement that deceased had beaten her is admissible under “state of mind exception” to hearsay rule
  • defendant's statement that deceased had beaten her is admissible under \state of mind exception\ to hearsay rule
  • declarant's threats towards the victim are admissible to establish declarant's malice aforethought in a second-degree murder trial

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Judges: Gallagher, Nebeker, Ugast

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