Legal Opinion
Griffin v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 2004No. 99-CF-1484PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Jermaine L. Griffin was convicted on charges of obstruction of justice, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-722(a)(2) (1996), 1 and threatening to injure a person, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2307 (1996). 2 He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to both of these charges. We conclude that on this record the evidence presented at trial was insufficient beyond a reasonable doubt to convict Mr. Griffin of the obstruction of justice charge, and thus, reverse his conviction as to that offense. Because we determine that the evidence was sufficient…
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