Abdulshakur v. District of Columbia

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that the grounds for an MJOA “need not be stated with specificity unless the prosecutor so requests”
• stating that the grounds for an MJOA “need not be stated with specificity unless the prosecutor so requests”
• stating that the grounds for an MJOA “need not be stated with specificity unless the prosecutor so requests”
• observing that “[i]ntent is a state of mind, and must ordinarily be proved circumstantially”
• observing that “[i]ntent is a state of mind, and must ordinarily be proved circumstantially”
• attributing “marginal[]” significance to use of singular in statute when determining whether legislature intended to permit multiple punishments

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).