Rowland v. United States

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant David A. Rowland was indicted and tried twice on one count of second degree murder while armed. The first trial resulted in a hung jury. In the second trial, the jury acquitted Rowland of murder but convicted him of the lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter while armed. The court imposed a sentence of ten to thirty years’ imprisonment and subsequently denied Rowland’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that suggested a possible “accidental death” defense.

The primary issue before us in this consolidated appeal is whether…