DAVID A. SHEPHERD v. UNITED STATES
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Appellant David Shepherd appeals his convictions related to the shooting death of Henry Miller. He contends that the trial court erred by excluding details of Miller’s past assault on an ex-girlfriend. Appellant also argues that the trial court erred by leaving the record uiicorrected after the government mischaracterized the evidence in rebuttal argument. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion with respect to the prior act of violence and, although 'the prosecutor misstated- certain evidence, the misstatements did not substantially prejudice…
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