Legal Opinion

MARK E. LEWIS v. UNITED STATES.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 2016No. 14-CM-1011PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

Following a bench trial, appellant Mark Lewis was convicted of second-degree theft and attempted threats. 1 The trial court found him guilty of stealing money from and later threatening a romantic acquaintance, Lavonda Brown. On appeal, appellant argues that there was insufficient evidence to sustain either of his convictions. Principally, he argues that his uttered words would not have reasonably caused Ms. Brown to fear “serious bodily harm,” which appellant claims is a re quired element of our misdemeanor threats offense, as opposed to just “bodily-harm.”…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Virginia v. BlackSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Elonis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Nixon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Murphy v. McCloudDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lee Carrell v. United States (Revised Version)District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Lee Carrell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. Lee Carrell v. United States (Revised Version)District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017
  4. Richards v. GelsominoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019
  5. Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2022

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