Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1964No. 3473, 3474PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge:
These are appeals from convictions for assault 1 and petit larceny. 2 Appellant’s primary contention is that the evidence was insufficient to support a jury verdict for assault.
The complaining witness, Meier, testified that he first saw appellant while he was standing on the loading platform of a bus terminal preparing to board a bus for southern Virginia. His wife, who preceded him, was getting on the bus when a coin dropped at Meier’s feet. Meier, appellant, and a third unidentified man stooped to find the coin. At this point appellant fumbled with the cuffs of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Beausoliel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Commonwealth v. SlaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- George R. Hunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Lawrence C. Miller, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ray v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Anthony v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hall v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mahaise v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In re L. A. G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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