Legal Opinion
Anthony v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1976No. 8208, 8209PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellants are brothers appealing from their jury convictions of assault with intent to commit robbery. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-501. Their only claim of error is that the trial court’s instructions on the elements of the offense were plainly erroneous. We affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, the record reveals that on an evening when he was assigned to an “old clothes” tactical unit, Metropolitan Police Sergeant Patrick Lanigan was being trailed by appellants through what he knew to be an area with a high incidence of robberies. After the two men…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- State v. BittingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Adams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SlaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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