Legal Opinion

Peay v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 17, 2007No. 05-CF-898PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Senior Judge:

Following a jury trial, William Peay was found guilty of four counts of assault with a deadly weapon (automobile) (“ADW”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-402 (2001), and one count of felony destruction of property, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-303 (2001). On appeal, Peay argues (1) that the four counts of ADW should merge, and (2) that the trial court erred by constructively amending the indictment. Additionally, because we observed that the destruction of property indictment did not specify the property value required to distinguish between a misdemeanor and felony…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  5. United States v. Resendiz-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  5. Gilchrist v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008

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