Legal Opinion
Butler v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1996No. 95-CF-492PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge REID.
Concurring opinion by Associate Justice FERREN at 389.
Concurring opinion by Senior Judge NEWMAN at 398.
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Roosevelt Butler was charged with assaulting a police officer while armed, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-505(b) (1996 Repl.), and assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-502 (1996 Repl.). Before trial, Butler contemplated one of two possible defenses, (a) bias, harassment and fabrication on the part of the arresting police officers; or (b) misiden-tification. Defense counsel orally sought an…
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