Legal Opinion
TRAVIS MCRAE v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 2016No. 14-CF-1343PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Travis McRae appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (“PWID”). 1 His principal claim on appeal, and the only one we find it necessary to address, is that the evidence at trial was insufficient to prove he intended to distribute the 22.7 grams of marijuana recovered by police from the pocket of his jacket. We agree that the evidence of intent to distribute was insufficient. 2
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On the night of November 15, 2013, according to the government’s evidence at trial, appellant was standing outside an apartment building at 208 36th Street…
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- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Comford v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Earle v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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