Legal Opinion
Parker v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 17, 1979No. Nos. 10737, 12150PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Although these two cases arose from the same occurrence they were tried and were appealed separately. They are here consolidated for disposition. As each defendant raises different issues on appeal, we meet the concerns of each in sequence.
APPELLANT PARKER
Following a jury trial, the defendant was adjudged guilty of murder in the second degree under D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2401. He seeks a new trial on the ground that the trial judge failed to instruct the jury (1) that, if it concluded that a doctor’s termination of the victim’s life support system constituted willful or…
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