Legal Opinion
Bonilla v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 2006No. 03-CF-879PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Associate Judge:
At the conclusion of a jury trial, the appellant, Melvin Bonilla, was found guilty of the armed robbery of complainant, Harold Romero, 1 and assault with intent to commit robbery while armed of complainant, Jose Hernandez. 2 On appeal, he contends that the trial judge erred in declining to give a jury instruction stating that his theory of the case was that no robbery or assault with intent to rob had occurred, but rather that there had been a fight. Since the trial record shows no evidence that such a fight actually occurred, the trial court did not err in declining…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Carter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
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