Legal Opinion

In re J.C.M.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 31, 1985No. 84-709PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

After a bench trial, appellant was convicted of burglary and theft, D.C.Code §§ 22-1801(b), -3811, -3812(a) (1981 & Supp.1985), adjudicated a delinquent, and committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services. See id. §§ 16-2320(c), -2322. Appellant contends that the only evidence of guilt — his latent fingerprints recovered from a can of air freshener found near the point of unlawful entry into a residence — was insufficient to support his conviction.1 We agree and reverse.

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At trial, the complainant, Linda Johnson, testified that on the morning of November…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  5. Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  2. Shores v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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