Legal Opinion
Bell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1996No. 94-CF-1596PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
This is a direct appeal by Terrence E. Bell from convictions for two counts of felony threats 1 and one count of simple assault. 2 We summarily reject all the substantive challenges Bell raises; 3 however, we will address in some detail, a jurisdictional issue that has been presented. Although the procedural history is somewhat unusual, we conclude that we do have jurisdiction to consider this appeal. Therefore, we affirm.
I
Bell was initially sentenced on June 23, 1992, and a timely notice of appeal was filed. That appeal was assigned No. 92-CF-797. On July 27,1994, Bell…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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