Legal Opinion
Vest v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 10, 2006No. 03-CF-1320PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the circumstantial evidence to support his conviction for unlawful distribution of phencyclidine (“PCP”), in violation of D.C.Code § 48 — 904.01(a)(1) (2001), and asserts that his convictions of mayhem while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-406, -4502 (2001)), aggravated assault while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-404.01 -4502 (2001)), and assault with a deadly weapon (D.C.Code § 22-402 (2001)) merge. We agree, and the government has conceded, that his convictions on these three counts merge, but we conclude that the evidence was sufficient to…
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