WILKINS v. U.S.

No. 14-CF-1260.

137 A.3d 975 (2016)

Charles E. WILKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Drew was on the brief for appellant.

Channing D. Phillips , United States Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Elizabeth H. Danello , Katherine Earnest , and Karen P. Seifert , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief for appellee.

Before FISHER, EASTERLY and McLEESE, Associate Judges.


A jury convicted appellant Charles Wilkins of violating the Bail Reform Act (the "BRA") by willfully failing to appear for sentencing.1 He argues that the trial court erred by not giving his proposed theory-of-the-case jury instruction and that the record contained insufficient evidence of willfulness...

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