Trice v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of willfully failing to appear in court when required, a crime commonly known as bail jumping, in violation of the District of Columbia Bail Act, D.C.Code § 23-1327(a) (1981). On appeal he contends that the evidence on the element of willfulness was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court’s instructions to the jury were confusing and incomplete. We reject all his arguments and affirm the conviction.

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The government presented no live testimony in its case in chief but simply introduced four exhibits, each a photocopy of an…