Legal Opinion
Hall v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 15, 1978No. 11413PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of one count of larceny after trust (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2203), twelve counts of forgery (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1401), and twelve counts of uttering (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1401). 1 She alleges on appeal that the trial court erred (1) in commenting on the evidence during its jury charge; (2) in failing to instruct the jury that lack of authority is an element of forgery and uttering; and (3) in denying a motion for judgment of acquittal as to one count of the indictment.
I
The government’s evidence was that on August 20, 1975, appellant, while working…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Carter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Henderson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Rouse v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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