Legal Opinion

Williams v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 12, 1996No. 93-CF-510PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACK, Senior Judge:

After a second jury trial arising as a result of charges made in a five-count indictment, 1 appellant, Sean 2 D. Williams, was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code § 22-502 (1996 Repl.)), and acquitted of malicious disfigurement while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-506, -3202 (1996 Repl.)). On appeal, Mr. Williams challenges, inter alia, the sufficiency of evidence, the propriety of instructions, and the admissibility of expert testimony. We do not address these issues at length because we agree with appellant that his conviction must be reversed because the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Gordon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. United States v. Joseph E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. Carter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Powell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Diaz v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Keys v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Spencer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. Austin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2023
  5. Diaz v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998

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