Legal Opinion
Mabry v. Demery
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1998No. 95-FM-1699PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Wayne Mabry, appeals from his conviction for criminal contempt for violation of a civil protection order. His principal argument for reversal is that the trial court convicted him upon a standard of proof less than beyond a reasonable doubt. We agree and reverse and remand.
I
Mabry and appellee, Tijuanna Demery, had been romantically involved for a long time. On June 16, 1994, Demery filed a petition for a Civil Protection Order (CPO) pursuant to D.C.Code § 16-1005 (1997) alleging that Mabry, with whom she had a child, had threatened her and punched a hole in the wall of her…
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