Ransom v. United States

KING, Associate Judge:

Appellant was charged with armed assault on a police officer (“AAPO”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-505(b) (1989), assault with a dangerous weapon (“ADW”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-503 (1989 & 1992 Supp.), and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence (“PFCV”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3204(b) (1989 & 1992 Supp.). 1 He was convicted of AAPO and PFCV, but acquitted of the ADW charge, the predicate offense for PFCV. In this appeal appellant contends that since the jury acquitted on the predicate offense, he cannot be convicted of the firearm possession…