Legal Opinion

JORIDA DAVIDSON v. UNITED STATES.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 5, 2016No. 14-CF-1065PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant Jorida Davidson challenges her voluntary manslaughter conviction, arguing primarily that the trial court erred by denying her request fpr a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication. We affirm.

I. Background

We briefly recite the facts relevant to the issues now before-us. 1 Appellant, who had been socializing with friends and consumed at least three., glasses of wine and champagne, was driving home ip her sport utility vehicle when she hit and killed Kiela Ryan. Ms, Ryan was exiting the rear driver’s side door of a car that was parallel parked on the right…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Comber v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Francina King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  4. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  5. Bell v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Farooqui v. Silkwave Holdings Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2026
  2. Gan v. Van Buren Street United Methodist ChurchDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2020

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