Legal Opinion

Fleming v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 2, 1973No. 6740PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in violation of D.C. Code 1967, § 22-2204, and of receiving stolen property in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 22-2205. On appeal he questions (1) whether there was sufficient evidence of receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle to submit the case to the jury; (2) whether the trial court’s instructions concerning his theory of defense, not objected to at trial, were proper; and (3) whether the court should have permitted the prosecutor to make reference to missing witnesses in his…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  3. Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Jefferson Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. William J. Gass v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Parks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Dent v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Creek v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Kleinbart v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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