Legal Opinion
Postell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1971No. 5629PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of two counts of threats to do bodily harm in violation of D.C. Code 1967, § 22-507. 1 On this appeal two contentions are made.
First, it is urged that the trial court erred in failing to grant appellant’s motion for acquittal at the close of all the evidence. Second, appellant argues that his motion for mistrial should have been granted when a Government witness, in the course of his testimony, referred to appellant as a “pimp”. Finding no error, we affirm.
The Government presented evidence that on October 6, 1970,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. LizotteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
- State v. SchultheisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1971
- State v. CashmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- State v. HamreOregon Supreme Court · 1967
3Cited by34 opinions
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