Legal Opinion
Malloy v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1968No. 4717PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
After a nonjury trial, appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of heroin in violation of D.C.Code, § 33-402 (1967). His appeal charges that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction.
In our review of an appeal from a conviction in the trial court, we must consider the evidence presented at trial, including all inferences reasonably arising therefrom, in a manner most favorable to the Government. We will not upset a conviction on the facts as long as there is evidence which reasonably permits the finding of guilt. Curley v. United States, 81…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Edelin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Townsley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Ass'n, Inc. v. United States. Derrick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Cooper v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Wells v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- United States v. Joseph WeaverCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Hill v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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