Legal Opinion
Holt v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 1989No. 85-1185PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant Marvin Holt of the felony offense of threats, D.C. Code § 22-2307 (1988 Supp.).1 On appeal, he challenged his conviction on several grounds and a division of this court voted to affirm. Holt v. United States, 547 A.2d 158 (D.C.1988), vacated and reh’g en banc granted, 552 A.2d 529 (1989). On rehearing en banc, the full court considers only his principal argument,2 i.e., that it was improper to charge him under the felony threats statute instead of the misdemeanor threats statute, D.C.Code § 22-507 (1981).3 Appellant argues concurrently that…
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