Legal Opinion
Allen v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1992No. 87-1247PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge SCHWELB.
Concurring opinion by Chief Judge ROGERS, with whom Associate Judges PERREN and TERRY join, at p. 1229.
Concurring opinion by Associate Judge TERRY at p. 1239.
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Rejecting his claim of self-defense, a jury convicted Allen of manslaughter while armed and of carrying a pistol without a license. D.C.Code §§ 22-2405, -3202, -3204 (1989). A division of this court, with one judge dissenting, reversed his conviction, holding that the prosecutor’s alleged use of missing evidence and missing witness inferences during…
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