Legal Opinion

EDWARD DAMIAN ALLEN v. UNITED STATES

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 21, 2016No. 13-CF-0588Published

1Opinion of the Court

BELSON, Senior Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Allen was convicted of two counts 1 of felony deceptive labeling in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3214.01(b) (2012 Repl.). 2 On appeal, appellant contends that the government failed to prove that he knowingly engaged in deceptive labeling. The government asks that we summarily affirm the judgments below. We have not, however, had occasion yet to consider or define the term “knowingly” within the context of this statute. Accordingly, we deny the government’s motion, and take this opportunity to analyze the sufficiency of the government’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Dixon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Olafisoye v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Bernard West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004

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