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- Title: Mccullough V. United States
- Author : District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
- Release Date : January 26, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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On June 30, 1998, appellants, Michael McCullough and MacArthur Williams, were found guilty by a jury of obstruction of justice, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-722 (a)(4) (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-722 (a)(4) (2001); bstruction of justice, in violation of D.C. Code § 22-722 (a)(2) (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-722 (a)(2) (2001); conspiracy to commit murder and obstruction of justice, in violation of D.C. Code §§ 22-105a, -722, -2401, -3202, -3204 (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-1805a, -722, -2101, -4502, -4504 (2001); first-degree murder while armed (premeditated), in violation of D.C. Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-2101, -4502 (2001); possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or dangerous offense (PFCOV), in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3204 (b) (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-4504 (b) (2001); and carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL), in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3204 (a) (1996), currently D.C. Code § 22-4504 (a) (2001). McCullough and Williams argue that: 1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying McCullough's motion for severance; 2) the trial court improperly precluded the appellants from cross-examining Mack Williams for bias and introducing third-party perpetrator testimony; 3) the evidence was insufficient to sustain their convictions; 4) the trial court improperly denied McCullough's request for a multiple conspiracy jury instruction; and 5) Williams' convictions for first-degree murder, obstruction of justice and conspiracy should have been merged. We affirm.*fn1