Legal Opinion
KRISHNA PATRICK MUIR v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 2016No. 11-CT-1619PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Krishna Patrick Muir went to trial in 2011 on charges of driving under the influence (“DUI”) and operating a vehicle while impaired (“OWI”). The trial judge instructed the'jury that it' could convict Muir of OWI if it found-his consumption of alcohol had impaired- his ability to operate a motor vehicle “in any way,” while it would have to find “an appreciable degree” of impairment to convict appellant of DUI. Muir did not object to this instruction. The jury proceeded to find him guilty of OWI and acquit him of DUI. Following this verdict, the judge…
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