Legal Opinion
In Re Dixon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 2004No. 99-FM-1590PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted, after an evi-dentiary hearing, of one count of criminal contempt. On appeal he contests the sufficiency of the evidence against him and argues that certain hearsay evidence was erroneously admitted. He also maintains that the trial court did not properly exercise its discretion in finding him guilty of only one count. We reject all of these arguments and affirm appellant’s conviction.
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On July 23, 1999, the Superior Court issued a civil protection order (“CPO”) against appellant which barred him from all contact with Ms. Malvena West for a period…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ex Parte TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Matter of GorfkleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Goldsberry v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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