Legal Opinion
Belay v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 2004No. 03-CT-368PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
Alebachew K. Belay was convicted, after a bench trial, of one count of failing to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk (D.C.Code § 50-2201.28 (2001)). He now contends that his conviction should be vacated because the complaining witness, a bicyclist, was not a “pedestrian” under D.C.Code § 50-2201.28. He further contends that the court’s imposed sentence, prohibiting his operation of a vehicle as a condition of probation, was illegal. Being unpersuaded by these arguments, we affirm.
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On May 19, 2002, the complaining witness, Cara Corcoran, her brother, P.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Wainwright v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- United States v. David H. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States Parole Commission v. NobleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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