Legal Opinion
EARL WORKMAN v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 2014No. 13-CM-323PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
After a two-day bench trial, Superior Court Judge Harold Cushenberry found appellant Earl Workman guilty of several charges stemming from a traffic stop during which police pulled Mr. Workman over for talking on his mobile phone in apparent violation of the Distracted Driving Safety Act 1 and matters escalated from there. Mr. Workman argues on appeal that the government failed to present constitutionally sufficient evidence to support one of his three convictions — that for possession of an open container of alcohol (POCA). 2 Specifically, he contends that evidence…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Rivas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
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