Legal Opinion
In re D.T.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 2009No. 06-FS-979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
In this appeal from appellant’s adjudication of delinquency for assaulting a police officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, D.C.Code § 22-405(b), we are presented with the question whether human teeth qualify as such a weapon. We hold that, under the circumstances revealed on this record, the teeth appellant used to bite the officer constituted a deadly or dangerous weapon, that is, an object likely to cause death or great bodily injury in the manner of its use, threatened use, or attempted use. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
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2Cases cited53 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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