Legal Opinion
Anderson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 1985No. 83-1466PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
After a jury trial, appellant was acquitted of felony murder while armed, D.C. Code §§ 22-2401, -3202 (1981), and convicted of armed robbery, id. §§ 22-2901, -3202. In this appeal, appellant challenges his conviction for armed robbery on the ground that the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser offense of robbery. Id. § 22-2901. Finding no basis in the evidence for the requested instruction, we affirm.
I
On March 1, 1983, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Roy Smith was shot in the head at point-blank range shortly after leaving the National Bank of Washington on 8th and H…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sansone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stevenson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Khaalis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. Rodney SinclairCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Rease v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Lemon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Catlett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Brooks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Lampkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Minor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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