DIGGS v. U.S.

No. 07-CM-1094.

966 A.2d 857 (2009)

Carolyn D. DIGGS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Cotter, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III, Florence Pan, Bryan Seeley, and Cormac T. Connor, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before RUIZ and OBERLY, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.


OBERLY, Associate Judge:

Following a bench trial, appellant was convicted of one count of simple assault and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon. On appeal, appellant does not challenge the assault conviction, but she does challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial judge's finding that the hammer she possessed was a prohibited weapon, and she further challenges the denial of her right to trial by jury on the charge of possession of a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases