Legal Opinion
Shepard v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 29, 1988No. 86-234PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of malicious destruction of property in violation of D.C.Code § 22-403 (1981). While he was also charged with arson (D.C. Code § 22-401 (1981)) and possession of a molotov cocktail (D.C.Code § 22-3215a(a) (1981)), the jury found appellant not guilty on these counts of the indictment. On January 17, 1986, appellant was sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of seven to twenty-one years. The government represented that appellant had two previous felony convictions, and prior to trial, he was served with life papers pursuant to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cornelious Perry v. Ruth L. RushenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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- Beale v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
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