Legal Opinion

Bouknight v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 19, 1994No. 91-CF-1310PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Reeco Bouknight, was convicted of first-degree murder while armed (felony murder), D.C.Code §§ 22-2401 and 3202 (1989), first-degree burglary while armed, id. §§ 1801(a) and 3202; attempted robbery while armed, id. §§ 2902 and 3202; carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 3204(a) (1993 Supp.); and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, id. § 3204(b) (1993 Supp.). 1 On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) giving the jury a supplemental instruction with a new theory of liability after deliberations…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Namet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Harris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Bouknight v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Haley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Yelverton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. United States v. GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003

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