Fletcher v. United States

Appellant was convicted after trial by jury of four counts of assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-501, 22-3202), four counts of assault on a police officer with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-505), and one count of carrying a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204). All charges arose out of a “shoot-out” at Logan Circle between four police officers in plainclothes and appellant. He assails his conviction on various grounds, none of which we find requires reversal of the judgments of conviction. 1

First, we conclude that the trial court did not err in…