1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 357 A.2d
  5. 357 A.2d 418 (1976)
 

SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 8285.

357 A.2d 418 (1976)

Albert F. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren C. Nighswander, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Bernard J. Panetta, II, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C. with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and William M. Brodsky, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before GALLAGHER, NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted in the Superior Court of armed robbery (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2902, 22-3202) and obstruction of justice (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-703). He challenges the obstruction of justice conviction contending that in light of its legislative history the portion of the statute from which the indictment was drawn must be read to proscribe only those acts occurring prior to the initiation of formal court proceedings in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases