Legal Opinion
Ray v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1990No. 89-226PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of assault1 for spitting in the face of a police officer who had just arrested her for a narcotic offense.2 The principal issue on appeal is whether spitting on another person constitutes an assault. Although this is an issue of first impression in the District of Columbia, we find ourselves in full agreement with courts in other jurisdictions which have held that spitting on another person is indeed an assault. Accordingly, we affirm the conviction.
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The evidence showed that Officer James Shieder and three fellow officers saw appellant Ray on a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Williamson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Ernesto Guarro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Robinson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- United Transportation Union v. SearsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Etheredge v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Comber v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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- Joiner-Die v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- Mungo v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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