Legal Opinion
Murchison v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1984No. 83-1386PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon, D.C.Code § 22-502 (1981), and of carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204. On appeal, appellant contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions; (2) the trial court committed reversible error in failing adequately to instruct the jury which of two incidents was the basis for the assault with intent to kill charge;1 and (3) the trial court committed reversible error in failing to reinstruct the jury in response to a jury note. Finding none of appellant’s…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. Franklin Delano GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Guillermo Novo Sampol, United States of America v. Alvin Ross Diaz, United States of America v. Ignacio Novo SampolCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Catlett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- United States v. Rayful Edmond, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Whitaker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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