Legal Opinion
Beatty v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1988No. 84-1527PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
Beatty contends the evidence identifying him as one of the two bandits who committed the armed robberies and related offenses at issue in this case was insufficient to sustain his convictions. We agree and reverse. 1
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On November 11, 1981, two men committed armed robbery and related offenses at Shoe World, a ladies shoe store. Present in the store at the time and victimized by the bandits were the manager — Keith Smothers, two employees — Yvette Attaway and Michael Hawkins, and a customer — Pauline McDaniels. One of the bandits was armed with a pistol; the other carried…
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