Legal Opinion
Crawley v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1974No. 7512PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from convictions in a jury trial of burglary in the first degree, 1 grand larceny, 2 and malicious destruction of property. 3 On appeal appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to sustain these convictions. 4 We agree and reverse. 5
In the early morning hours of November 7, 1972, the complainant, Howard T. Robinson, was watching television in his home. At approximately 1:45 a. m., he heard a disturbance in the front part of his house. While investigating this disturbance, he saw the back of a man who was absconding with his 18" color…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Malcus T. Clemons v. United States of America, David E. Clark v. United States of America, Alvin C. Hines v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Bernard Richard LeviCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Franey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Singletary v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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- Beatty v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Gethers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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