Legal Opinion
West v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 2005No. 01-CF-628, 03-CO-682PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
George West was convicted after trial by jury of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIKWA), two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (PFCV), and carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL). D.C.Code §§ 22-2401, -3203, - 501, -3204(b), and -3204(a) (1996). He raises numerous claims of error on appeal, including: the validity of the trial court’s transferred intent instruction, sufficiency of the evidence as to the first-degree murder and the AWIKWA counts, alleged prosecutorial misconduct, denial of his motion…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Nixon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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