United States v. William T. Carr

This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury for two charges of unauthorized use of an automobile in violation of 22 D.C.Code § 2204 (1967). We affirm, concluding first that the trial court properly denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, and second that there was no error affecting substantial right in the convictions permitted for impeachment of defendant as a witness.

1. Sufficient Evidence for the Jury: On a motion for acquittal, the trial judge and the court on appeal must look at the evidence in a light most favorable to the Government. 1 Testimony of the…