Mariam v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

On September 6, 1976, at the conclusion of a nonjury trial, the court found appellant guilty of transmitting a “threat to injure the person of” complainant, Ghodratollah Mohaghegh, with the intent to extort money. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2306(2). On October 27, 1976, the court suspended “imposition of sentence” and placed appellant on three-years’ probation. Appellant has asserted two errors: (1) the indictment’s omission of an allegedly essential element of the crime, namely that the threat to injure complainant must have been communicated to “another person” who is not…