Legal Opinion

Wright v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 30, 1986No. 84-1378PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

A jury found appellant guilty of two counts of second-degree burglary, D.C. Code § 22-1801(b) (1981), one count of first-degree theft, id. §§ 22-3811, -3812(a) (1981 & 1985 Supp.), one count of second-degree theft, id. §§ 22-3811, -3812(b) (1981 & 1985 Supp.), and one count of destruction of property valued at $200 or more, id. § 22-403 (1981). The court sentencéd him, altogether, to seven to twenty-one years in prison followed by three years of probation. Appellant primarily contends: (1) the evidence is insufficient to find guilt; (2) the trial court erred in denying…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  5. Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by78 opinions

  1. Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. In the Interest of O.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Newman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Randolph v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Clayborne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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