Legal Opinion

CHRISTINA BELT, v.UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 8, 2016No. 15-CF-324PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburne-Rigsby, Associate Judge:, After a jury trial, appellant Christina Belt was convicted, of assault with significant bodily injury (“felony assault”) while armed,- assault with a dangerous weapon (“ADW”), simple assault, and leaving the scene of a collision, stemming from her assault of her former friends, Cynthia Spe-nard and James Tolbert III. 1 As a result of appellant’s assault with a “meat cleaver,” Mr. Tolbert sustained an inch-long laceration to his forehead and an inch-and-a-half long laceration to his shoulder. On appeal, appellant primarily argues that there was insufficient…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Diamond v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Payne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Ray v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Stroman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Swinton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Lewis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2021

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