Legal Opinion
McGee v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1987No. 86-340PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of assault, 1 possession of a prohibited weapon, 2 and carrying a pistol without a license. 3 His only contention on this appeal is that the evidence in support of the assault charge was insufficient to go to the jury. We agree and reverse the assault conviction, leaving the others undisturbed.
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• James Collington testified that he was driving south on Georgia Avenue, N.W., shortly after noon on August 29, 1984, when a “foreign looking car” occupied by three men suddenly cut in front of him, almost causing a collision. Collington honked his horn…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Sousa v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Williamson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- McClain v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Peterson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Reid v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Parks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Jefferson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Wynn v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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