Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 26, 1975No. 8071PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents a question of sufficiency of evidence respecting whether a blank or gas cartridge-type pistol is a dangerous weapon when used in an assault by pointing it at another. Also presented is whether a mistrial or a new trial was required when the defense of “only joking” (no criminal intent) was rebutted by testimony that the accused was ill and in discomfort from narcotic withdrawal symptoms. We affirm the conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502) because the pistol used need not have been of the usual type and because…
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