Legal Opinion
Evans v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 2005No. 02-CF-1034PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReid, Associate J.
Appellant Eric H. Evans was convicted of first-degree burglary, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-1801(a) (1996), recodified as D.C.Code § 22-801(a) (2001). He filed a timely notice of appeal. He challenges his conviction on the grounds that the trial court erred by (1) allowing the jury to use magnifying glasses; (2) coercing the jury’s verdict against him; and (3) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
The record before us shows that in the early morning hours of September 18, 2001, around 4:00 a.m., a loud noise awakened two people, Mary Butler and Jonathan…
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