CHRISTINA BELT, v.UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburne-Rigsby, Associate Judge:, After a jury trial, appellant Christina Belt was convicted, of assault with significant bodily injury (“felony assault”) while armed,- assault with a dangerous weapon (“ADW”), simple assault, and leaving the scene of a collision, stemming from her assault of her former friends, Cynthia Spe-nard and James Tolbert III. 1 As a result of appellant’s assault with a “meat cleaver,” Mr. Tolbert sustained an inch-long laceration to his forehead and an inch-and-a-half long laceration to his shoulder. On appeal, appellant primarily argues that there was insufficient…
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