JONES v. U.S.

No. 12-CM-247.

67 A.3d 547 (2013)

Elaine JONES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew C. Leefer , Boonsboro, was on the brief for appellant.

Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Michelle Parikh Brown , and Harry B. Roback , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

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


FISHER, Associate Judge.

Appellant Elaine Jones challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support her convictions for second-degree cruelty to children and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon — pepper spray (attempted PPW (b)). We affirm the judgment for cruelty, but reverse as to attempted PPW (b) because the government's evidence was insufficient to prove that pepper spray was an "other dangerous weapon."

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