Legal Opinion
Comber v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1990No. 87-249, 89-31PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
In these consolidated appeals, we are faced with the immediate question of what jury instructions for the crime of manslaughter are appropriate where a person dies as a result of bare-fisted blows to the face. Like an unraveling string, this inquiry has led to and necessitated a more general examination of the law of manslaughter and particularly its division in our jurisdiction into “voluntary” and “involuntary” components. 1 In No. 87-249, Joseph Pinkney died after appellant Comber struck him either once or twice in the face with his bare fist. In No. 89-31,…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- People v. BurroughsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by149 opinions
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