Legal Opinion

Nassif v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 1966No. 3849Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction for indecent exposure under Code 1961, § 22-1112. Appellant argues that the government failed to establish the corpus delicti in that there was no corroboration of the arresting officer’s testimony, and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the judgment.

Appellant was initially tried and convicted in 1963, but on appeal we reversed with instructions to grant a new trial because of a procedural error below.1 At both the first trial and the one presently before us, the only witness for the prosecution was the arresting officer.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kelly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  2. Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  3. Price v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. McGhee v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
  5. Nassif v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964

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