Legal Opinion
Timberlake v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 7, 2000No. 97-CF-1849PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This case presents our first opportunity to substantively construe D.C.Code § 22-723(a) (1996), which makes it a crime to tamper with physical evidence. Section 22-723(a) reads in full:
A person commits the offense of tampering with physical evidence if, knowing or having reason to believe an official proceeding has begun or knowing that-an official proceeding is likely to be instituí- ed, that person alters, destroys, mutilates, conceals, or removes a record, document, or other object, with intent to impair its integrity or its availability for use in the official…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Commonwealth v. GovensSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- State v. ForeshawSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by31 opinions
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