Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 2001No. 94-CF-744, 96-CO-1266, 96-CO-1764 and 99-CO-1232PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant Charles Thomas was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon (“ADW”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-502. On appeal, Thomas raises one direct, and two collateral challenges, to his conviction. We affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
According to the government’s evidence presented at trial, on November 21, 1991, Junious W. Roberts, Jr., now deceased due to an unrelated matter, took a short afternoon break from his job as a janitor with the Walter Reed Army Hospital, in the District of Columbia, during which he consumed approximately forty ounces of beer.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Thomas McKee v. David Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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