Legal Opinion
Shelton v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1986No. 85-337PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Appellant Gregory Shelton was charged with attempted second-degree burglary (D.C.Code §§ 22-103, -1801 (1981)) and malicious destruction of property (id. § 22-403). A jury returned a verdict of guilty on both counts, whereupon appellant was sentenced to two consecutive terms of one year’s imprisonment. On this appeal he challenges, on the ground of insufficient evidence to convict, the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal. 1 We hold that the evidence, although sufficient to convict for the misdemeanor of maliciously destroying property, 2 was not…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hawthorne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Franey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. HubbardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. Ronald F. FoxCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Curry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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- Prophet v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Chambers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Bowman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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