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SMITH v. U.S.

No. 90-564.

591 A.2d 229 (1991)

Darryl J. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen I. Singer, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant.

Stevan E. Bunnell, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John R. Fisher and G. Paul Howes, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

The issue in this appeal, although technically one of sufficiency of the evidence, basically involves the scope of the criminal offense of obstruction of justice insofar as it applies to witness tampering. The relevant provision, D.C.Code § 22-722(a)(1) (1989), reads:

(a) A person commits the offense of obstruction of justice if that person: (1) Corruptly, or by threats or force, endeavors to influence, intimidate...

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