Legal Opinion
Fersner v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1984No. 83-481PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury, rejecting appellant’s claim of self-defense, convicted him of second-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code §§ 22-2403, -3202, and carrying a dangerous weapon. D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1981). The trial court sentenced him to consecutive prison terms of fifteen years to life on the murder charge and of three to nine years on the weapon charge. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to give an instruction on the use of deadly force in defense of a third person. We affirm.
I
On the evening of July 31, 1980, appellant and several of his acquaintances…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johns v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- United States v. James L. CrowderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Spencer Womack v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Taylor v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. ChiarelloNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Sloan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Doe v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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