Legal Opinion
Joiner v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-301PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant Samuel Joiner challenges his convictions on seven counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of D.C. Code § 22-502 (1989) and two counts of threatening to injure the person of another in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2307 (1989). On appeal, he contends (1) the seven assault convictions merge and constitute one offense, (2) the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for threatening to injure Luis Lopez, and (3) his act of threatening two individuals constitutes only one offense. We remand to the trial court for the dismissal of six of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Garris v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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