Legal Opinion
Robinson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1976No. 8416PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from appellant’s jury trial conviction for taking indecent liberties with a minor child in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3501 (a). The primary issue on appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.1 Appellant contends (1) that the testimony of the six-year-old complainant reflects a lack of perception, recollection, understanding, and responsiveness which renders the weight of her testimony negligible as a matter of law, and (2) that there was insufficient corroborative evidence of complainant’s testimony to sustain…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wheeler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Beausoliel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Allen Allison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Phillip Coltrane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Fitzgerald v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Douglas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Barrera v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In re J. W. Y.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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