LANIYAN v. U.S.

No. 18-CM-589.

226 A.3d 1146 (2020)

George LANIYAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Omar M. Bississo for appellant.

Dan Honold , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jessie K. Liu , United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Elizabeth Trosman , Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief, for appellee.

Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge Thompson at pages 1153-54.


George Laniyan appeals from his conviction of a misdemeanor violation of the Bail Reform Act,1 an offense also known as bail jumping, arguing there was insufficient evidence to prove that his failure to appear was willful. We disagree. But because we do not agree with "the precise grounds ...

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