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TRICE v. U.S.

No. 84-518.

525 A.2d 176 (1987)

Vincent L. TRICE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah L. Sines, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Edward C. McGuire, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and John E. Stevens, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, TERRY, and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of willfully failing to appear in court when required, a crime commonly known as bail jumping, in violation of the District of Columbia Bail Act, D.C.Code § 23-1327(a) (1981). On appeal he contends that the evidence on the element of willfulness was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court's instructions to the jury were confusing and incomplete. We reject all his arguments and affirm the...

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