Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 15, 2012No. 11-CF-804PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Tamara Smith appeals her convictions of unlawful possession of a firearm (“felon in possession”), possession of an unregistered firearm, two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of a prohibited weapon (a machine gun),1 on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she had constructive possession of the firearm and ammunition. We affirm.
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On August 27, 2010, at 5:40 p.m., officers of the Metropolitan Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment located at 3908 Stanton…
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