United States v. William M. Dixon

Appellant was convicted, in a trial by jury, of manslaughter (22 D.C.Code § 2405 (1967)) and carrying a dangerous weapon without a license (22 D.C.Code § 3204 (1967)). In this appeal he challenged the validity only of the manslaughter conviction. Since we find no reversible error in the proceedings below, his conviction must be affirmed.

An argument developed between two of appellant’s friends during a social gathering at his (appellant’s) home. After both parties to the altercation produced and were brandishing knives, appellant, in an attempt to quell the disagreement, went into a bedroom…