Legal Opinion
Finley v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 1993No. 92-CM-957PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Finley was charged by information with simple assault on Andrew Nathan, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-504 (1989). Both men are in their sixties. Finley claimed that he acted in self-defense, but following a jury trial he was found guilty as charged. On appeal, Finley contends that the trial judge committed reversible error by improperly restricting voir dire and by overruling his objections to certain testimony. We affirm.
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Finley claims that the trial judge erroneously declined to inquire on voir dire whether any of the jurors had watched a four-hour television…
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