Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Butler v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 23, 1984No. 82-323, 82-1387 and 82-314Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partPryor, Associate Judge

I concur in parts I-A, III, and IY of the majority’s opinion. I respectfully dissent from parts I-B and II, however.

With respect to part II of the majority’s opinion, considering Abdul-Mani’s accessory after the fact conviction, I would hold— applying the familiar test regarding sufficiency of the evidence, Crawford v. United States, 126 U.S.App.D.C. 156, 375 F.2d 332 (1967) — that there was ample evidence from which reasonable jurors could conclude, beyond a reasonable doubt, that appellant Abdul-Mani was guilty of the offense charged.

The common law, as modified by D.C. Code § 22-106 (1981),…

2Cases cited12 opinions

Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
State v. LynchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
State v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
State v. . PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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