Legal Opinion

In re L.B.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 15, 2013No. 12-FS-835PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NEWMAN, Senior Judge:

After a bench trial, L.B. was convicted of making threats to do bodily harm, a violation of D.C.Code § 22-407. In this appeal, L.B. argues that she was found involved of a crime that was not included in the delinquency petition. We agree and reverse.

I

By a petition dated February 4, 2012, L.B. was charged with one count of threats to do bodily harm, a violation of D.C.Code § 22-407. The charging document specifically alleged that L.B. “threatened to do bodily harm to Sgt. Bedlion.”

Sergeant Bedlion of the Metropolitan Police Department testified to the threats at trial. He…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Hanna v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Joiner-Die v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Perry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Scutchings v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by1 opinion

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