Legal Opinion

Jackson v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 1, 1978No. 11674, 11749PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury on August 3,1976, convicted Theodore Jackson of armed robbery, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2901, -3202, and Roy Smith, Jr. of armed robbery and carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204. 1 The court sentenced Jackson and Smith to prison terms of eight to twenty-four years each. The court also imposed a one-year sentence on Smith for the weapons conviction. Appellants contend that the evidence underlying each conviction was insufficient. Appellant Smith argues, additionally, that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  2. Bobby Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  4. United States v. Thomas D. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  5. George E. Wise v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Parker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. McAdoo v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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