Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 2002No. 00-CF-1169PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge.
After a non-jury trial, appellant Gerald Smith was convicted of attempted second-degree cruelty to children. His sole argument on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he had the necessary intent required for a conviction. We affirm.
I
Appellant and Antonia Krai are the parents of Victoria Krai, who was born on December 24,1997. Sometime in 1999 Ms. Krai ended her romantic relationship with appellant and began dating another man. Despite this turn of events, however, Ms. Krai and appellant maintained a “parental friendship.”
On August 23, 1999, while…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ray v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Evans v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- United States v. FlemingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Blackledge v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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