Haynesworth v. United States

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge,

Retired:

Following a bench trial in June of 1982, appellant was convicted of taking property without right, D.C.Code § 22-1211 (1981) (repealed December 1982), and simple assault, D.C.Code § 22-504 (1981). Appellant argues that the court’s finding that he was guilty of simple assault is inconsistent with its finding that he was not guilty of possession of a prohibited weapon, D.C.Code § 22-3214(b) (1981). Appellant contends that this asserted inconsistency requires reversal of his simple assault conviction. We affirm.

The government presented evidence that on the…