Legal Opinion
Hairston v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1985No. 83-725PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Senior Judge:
Appellant was indicted for murder in the second degree while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2403 (1981), -3202 (1981 & Supp. 1985), and carrying a pistol without a license, id. § 22-3204, in connection with the April 29, 1982 shooting death of his girl friend, Lila Jones. Following a jury trial, he was acquitted of the second-degree murder charge but was convicted of the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter while armed. Appellant was also found guilty of the weapons violation. In this appeal, he argues principally that the trial court erred when it denied his pretrial…
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