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United States v. Brown
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
503 F. Supp. 2d 239 (2007)
Facts
Police officer Erick Brown (defendant) was charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements. At trial, Brown sought to introduce commendations he had received from the police department as evidence of his character. The district court, prior to seeing the details of the commendations, issued an interlocutory opinion setting forth the framework for the admissibility of character evidence, generally.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
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