WORMSLEY v. U.S.

No. 85-968.

526 A.2d 1373 (1987)

Penelope M. WORMSLEY, a/k/a Penelope M. Jacks, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronny E. Jones, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, was on the brief for appellant.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Michael W. Farrell and Harriet J. McFaul, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and MACK and BELSON, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from her conviction, after trial without a jury, for attempted taking property without right, D.C.Code §§ 22-103, -3816 (1981 & 1986 Supp.). Appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Finding the evidence sufficient to support a finding that she attempted to take and carry away the property of another without the right to do so, we affirm.

At appellant's trial, the shopkeeper of...

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