Jones v. United States

OBERLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Jerome H. Jones was indicted on one count of assault with intent to kill while armed (“AWIKWA”), one count of possession of a prohibited weapon (box cutter) (“PPW”), and one count of obstruction of justice (asking witness for false testimony), based on his role in a nightclub fistfight that ended in one man, Terrance Brown, dying. After a jury trial, Jones was found not guilty of AWIKWA and the lesser included offense of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was found guilty of the lesser included offense of simple assault,1 possession of a prohibited weapon2…