Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 2005No. 98-CF-1789PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Ozzie Jenkins, was found guilty by a jury of aggravated assault while armed (AAWA) (D.C.Code §§ 22-504.1, -3202 (1981)), 1 assault with a dangerous weapon (ADW) (D.C.Code § 22-502 (1981)), 2 and threatening to injure a person (D.C.Code § 22-2307 (1981)). 3 He argues for reversal on the grounds that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of “serious bodily injury” required for a conviction of AAWA; (2) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on serious bodily injury and imper-missibly broadened the definition of the concept in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Swinton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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- Scott v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- EDWARD BROWN v. UNITED STATESDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
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