Legal Opinion
Dixon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1989No. 86-1480PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*73SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Evelyn Dixon appeals from her conviction by a jury of voluntary manslaughter while armed, in violation of D.C.Code §§ 22-2405, 22-3202 (1989). Her prosecution followed the stabbing death of her husband, Charles Dixon, after Mr. Dixon, apparently under the influence of alcohol and PCP, had swung a steel pole in a destructive and allegedly threatening manner. Ms. Dixon acknowledged at trial that she had stabbed her husband. She denied intending to kill him, however, and contended that she had acted in self-defense.
Ms. Dixon’s sole claim on appeal is that she was denied…
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