Russell v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Defendant appeals from a conviction on a charge of “leaving after colliding.” Code- 1951, Supp. Ill, 40-609 (a). 1 This statute makes it a crime for an automobile operator who has caused “substantial damage” to property to leave the scene without first making his identity known. Defendant argues that he is entitled to a reversal because (1) the finding of guilt was contrary to the evidence and to the weight of the evidence, and (2) the prosecution failed to establish that there was “substantial damage to the struck car.” The testimony was in flat contradiction as to the…