Legal Opinion
DOMINIQUE BASSIL v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 2016No. 13-CF-1133PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Shortly after 2 a.m. on August 13, 2011, Dominique Bassil fatally stabbed her boyfriend, Vance Harris, in the kitchen of their apartment. There were no other witnesses to the encounter. Although Bassil told police and testified at her trial that she acted in self-defense, the jury convicted her of murder in the second degree while armed. On appeal, Bassil contends there was insufficient evidence at trial to disprove her claim of self-defense. She argues that no witnesses or other evidence contradicted her account, and that even if the jury did not find her credible,…
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