Legal Opinion
Carmon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1985No. 84-370PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
After a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of shoplifting in violation of D.C. Code § 22-3813(a) (1985 Supp.). On appeal his principal challenge is to the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the conviction,
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The government’s only witness at trial was a special police officer, A.L.C. Medley, who saw appellant committing the crime and, with the aid of his partner, arrested him on the spot. Officer Medley testified that he was on duty in a shopping mall, specially assigned to watch for shoplifters and pickpockets, when he saw appellant walking toward “It’s Only…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Faulstich v. LaddCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Zacarias v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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