DORSEY v. U.S.

No. 04-CM-1287.

902 A.2d 107 (2006)

Deon DORSEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold M. Vaught, appointed by the court, filed a brief for appellant.

Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, and Roy McLeese III, David B. Goodhand, Angela Hart-Edwards, and Elizabeth Gabriel, Assistant United States Attorneys, filed a brief, for appellee.

Before RUIZ and REID, Associate Judges and SCHWELB, Senior Judge.


REID, Associate Judge:

After a bench trial in this parental discipline case, appellant Deon L. Dorsey was found guilty of: (1) one count of attempted possession of a prohibited weapon (a belt) in violation of D.C.Code § 22-4514 (2001); (2) one count of simple assault, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-404; and (3) one count of attempted second-degree cruelty to children, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-1101(b). On appeal, Mr. Dorsey challenges the sufficiency...

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