District of Columbia, April, 2007, State Case law

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State Courts - District of Columbia - April 26, 2007

Fleming v. United States, No. 04-CF-879, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, April 26, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, in violation of D.C. Code ? 48-904.01(a)(1), was affirmed as the information an informant gave justified an investigatory stop of defendant, defendant consented to a search, and the government proved that a plastic bag found on defendant contained a controlled substance.

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In re Pennington , Nos. 05-BG-681, 06-BG-891, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, April 26, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Attorney was suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for two years because she mishandled her clients' claims, falsified a supposed settlement of those claims with an insurer, intentionally misrepresented matters, and concealed from her clients the facts that might have supported a professional negligence claim against her.

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Townsend v. Donaldson, No. 04-CV-439, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, April 26, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Trial court did not err in allowing the testimony of an expert witness because his testimony was only marginally inconsistent from his D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) statement. Additionally, because there was no error regarding the other issues before the court, an insufficient jury form did not undermine the verdict.

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Wilson v. United States, No. 03-CF-232, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS, April 26, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Defendant's conviction for the lesser-included offense of unarmed carjacking was affirmed because defendant's rights were respected as defense counsel, when informed that the jury had not reached a verdict on the armed carjacking charge under D.C. Code ? 22-2803(b)(1), expressly approved taking the partial verdict on the lesser-included offense.

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