SMITH v. U.S.

No. 99-CF-914, 99-CF-940, 99-CF-1031.

837 A.2d 87 (2003)

Chavez T. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee, James D. McGee, Appellant, v. United States, Appellee, James Evans, Jr., Appellant, v. United States, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Dunn, appointed by the court, for appellant Chavez T. Smith.

Joanne Vasco, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant James D. McGee.

Ed Wilhite, appointed by the court, for appellant James Evans, Jr.

Susan A. Nellor, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Kenneth Wainstein, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Mary Patrice Brown, and James S. Sweeney, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges.


WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellants, Chavez T. Smith, James D. McGee and James Evans, Jr., were convicted of one count of obstructing justice (D.C.Code § 22-722(a)(1)) (2001). All of the appellants argue for reversal on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. Appellants, McGee and Evans, also argue that: (1) defense counsel and the court should not have permitted a jury tampering case to be tried by jury...

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