Legal Opinion
Frost v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1992No. 91-CM-147, 91-CM-192PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellants David C. Frost and Gavin P. Robinson appeal their convictions of assault, D.C.Code § 22-504 (Repl.1989), on the grounds that the trial judge erred by proceeding with the trial in the absence of appellant Robinson, and by excluding evidence of the complainant’s prior assaultive behavior and the nature of the place where the assault occurred in support of their defense of a third person. We find no error by the trial judge in ruling that Robinson’s absence from trial was voluntary, nor an abuse of discretion in proceeding with the trial in his absence. We also…
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