Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
Burglary, robbery and assault charges dismissed in D.C. Superior Court
The government recently dismissed burglary, robbery, and assault charges against a Koehler Law client in D.C. Superior Court. The key to the case was investigation....
Hit-and-run charges dismissed in D.C.
The government has dismissed charges against a Koehler Law client in a hit-and-run case. Our client was accused of leaving the scene of an accident...
Resisting arrest charges dismissed in D.C.
Resisting arrest charges against a Koehler Law client were dismissed recently by the government. This was after our trusty investigator Robert Kapler secured surveillance recordings...
Koehler Law client found not guilty after D.C. simple assault trial
A Koehler Law client was acquitted of simple assault after trial last week in D.C. Superior Court. Our client was charged with simple assault after...
Defining “malice” in destruction of property case in D.C.
Roman Wiley (aka Kamaal Mumin) believed he owned a particular house in D.C. This, as it turns out, was a delusion. The real owner, who...
Unlawful entry and the “independent justification requirement”
Jamison Koehler
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07/06/2025
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According to the “independent justification” requirement, an order to leave public property must be given by a person with authority based on some established policy,...
The “voluntary intoxication” defense in D.C.
Jamison Koehler
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06/18/2025
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According to recent opinion issued by the D.C. Court of Appeals, Darrell Jones v. United States, __ A.3d __ (D.C. 2025), the defense must prove...
Narrowing the definition of kidnapping in Cardozo v U.S.
To “hold or detain somebody in the context of the District’s kidnapping statute . . . means to detain them for a substantial period of...
Storming the Capitol in Larson-Olson v. U.S.
It was hard to argue that there was insufficient evidence to convict Larson-Olson of unlawful entry when recordings showed defendant struggling with police....
On receiving stolen property in Lucas
According to recent D.C. Court of Appeals decision, “possesses” stolen property refers to the continuing act of being in possession of the property, not the...
On “true threats” in Counterman v. Colorado
For a threat to be unprotected by the First Amendment, the prosecution must prove that the defendant subjectively understood that the statement could be perceived...
Narrowing the scope of D.C.’s stalking statute in Mashaud v. Boone
Jamison Koehler
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07/14/2023
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In Mashaud v. Boone, the D.C. Court of Appeals limited the scope of unprotected speech under District’s stalking statute to threats, obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement,...
Criminal threat requires ability to follow through
Telling someone that you will “slap” his/her “bitch ass” is threatening on its face. But criminal threats require the ability to follow through....
Unlawful Entry in D.C.: Odumn v. United States
According to D.C. Court of Appeals decision in Odumn v. United States, “a landlord may not prohibit a tenant from inviting a third party onto...
Not guilty of destroying property
The evidence was consistent with an intent to open the car door, not to damage the door handle. The prosecution was therefore unable to prove...