Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1963No. 3195, 3196PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellants and three codefendants were convicted of assault 1 and attempted petit larceny 2 by the trial court sitting without a jury. On appeal, appellants question the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions.
The evidence shows that the complaining witness, John Reed, while walking near his home about 8:50 P.M. on May 18, 1962, had in his hand a one dollar bill just received as change from a store. The bill was plainly visible to passersby. The five defendants, who were standing close together on the sidewalk, blocked his passage as he approached 1011…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ladrey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Maxey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1907
- Rogers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. James Allen Barber Appeal of Calvin Jerome LoperCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Local 560, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, & HelpersDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1984
- Jordan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- United States v. BurroughsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
- Corbin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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