Legal Opinion
Evans v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 9, 2001No. 99-CF-1365PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether “attempted threats” is a crime in the District of Columbia. We hold that it is.
I
The crime charged in this case occurred following a preliminary hearing in Superi- or Court in which appellant Jerome Evans was the defendant. As Evans walked from the courtroom, two police officers sitting in the gallery overheard him speak to an unidentified person behind them. The officers heard Evans say that he was going to kill the witness, another police officer, who had just testified against him. The officers reported what they heard, and Evans…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- United States v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States v. BaishDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Ray v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- United States v. FlemingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- In re S.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
- In Re Doe (" Sd")District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
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