Kittle v. United States

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant Gregory Kittle was convicted of one count of assault and two counts of felony threats.1 On appeal, appellant, who is African American, argues that the trial judge erred by refusing to conduct an inquiry in response to a juror’s post-verdict allegation that several of her fellow jurors made racist remarks during deliberations.

This appeal presents issues of first impression for this court regarding the interpretation and scope of the “no-impeach*1147ment” rule articulated in Sellars v. United States, 401 A.2d 974 (D.C.1979), which…