Legal Opinion
Vaas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 2004No. 01-CM-1556PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:
Appellant Raynard Vaas (“Vaas”) was convicted of criminal contempt1 for violating the stay-away condition of his pre-trial release. On appeal, Vaas contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Specifically, Vaas argues that the order was ambiguous because it failed to clearly define the area from which he was ordered to stay away, and thus, he could not have willingly violated the order. We do not have to decide whether the terms of the stay-away order rendered it facially invalid, however, because we conclude that the stay-away order as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Lewis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Swisher v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Brooks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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