Legal Opinion
Cosby v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 1992No. 91-CF-554PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury convicted appellant of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute heroin, D.C. Code § 33-541(a)(l) (1988). Appellant challenges his convictions on the grounds that the trial court erred (1) in denying appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal; (2) in refusing to give Instruction 4.36 (Narcotics Addiction Not a Crime), Criminal Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia (3d ed. 1978); and (3) in ordering resumption of jury deliberations after giving an “acquittal first” instruction in response to a note from the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Parker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Gray v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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