Legal Opinion
Foster v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1997No. 95-CM-1283PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge.
After a bench trial, appellant Kenneth L. Foster was convicted of willfully faffing to appear in court, in violation of D.C.Code § 2S-1327(a) (1996) (Bail Reform Act (“BRA”)). 1 He filed this appeal contending that (1) the trial court erred in applying a negligence standard to determine willfulness under the BRA; and (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his BRA conviction. 2 We remand the case to the trial court for further consideration in light of this opinion.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
On July 12, 1994, Mr. Foster was given notice to return to court for trial on August…
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