Legal Opinion
Gray v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 11, 1991No. 88-1252, 90-282PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Apparently while under the influence of PCP, Gray fired three shots from a double-barrelled shotgun through a screen door in the direction of three children, twenty to thirty feet away. The children were strangers to him and were watching television at the time. One child was struck in both legs. The other two were unhurt, but one of them testified that the shots came within an inch of her.
Gray was convicted by a jury of three counts of assault with intent to kill while armed (AWIKWA) and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon. On appeal, he contends that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Rowley v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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