Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 23, 1998No. 96-CF-1252PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Erik Jones was convicted by a jury of one count of accessory after the fact to first degree murder while armed, D.C.Code § 22-106 (1996), and one count of obstruction of justice, D.C.Code § 22-722(a) (1996).1 The *162only issue on appeal is whether the evidence presented to the jury was sufficient to support those convictions.
When reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we examine that evidence in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict. See, e.g., Hammon v. United States, 695 A.2d 97, 107 (D.C.1997); Irick v. United States, 565 A.2d 26, 30…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Ingram v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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