Skip to main content
· 9/25/2014

Leon Robinson and Shanika Robinson v. United States

Citations

  • 100 A.3d 95
  • 2014 D.C. App. LEXIS 391

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that a person may not be convicted for aiding and abetting a crime when he is merely “aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk” of an element of that crime
  • applying traditional aiding and abetting liability principles to \while armed\ offenses
  • “It is well-established that this court ‘may direct [or allow] the entry of judgment for a lesser included offense when a conviction for a greater offense is reversed on grounds that affect only the greater offense.’ ” (alteration in original
  • ―Wilson-Bey rejected the proposition (and any jury instruction incorporating it
  • same, noting that “we often have stated” as much

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Glickman, Blackburne-Rigsby, Steadman

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.