Legal Opinion
United States v. Covington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1983No. 81-1508, 82-141PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge,
Retired:
Following Covington’s conviction for possession of implements of crime, i.e., narcotics paraphernalia, D.C.Code § 22-3601 (1981), 1 and reckless driving, D.C.Code § 40-712(b) (1981), the trial court granted his post-verdict motion for judgment of acquittal on the possession charge and vacated the jury’s verdict on that count. 2 The United States appeals. 3 We conclude that, upon the evidence presented in the government’s case-in-chief alone, the jury had a sufficient basis to find beyond a reasonable doubt that appellee constructively possessed the implements in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Bobby StatenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Frederick BetheaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Franey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In re T.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Busey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Dickerson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Wheeler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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