Legal Opinion
Powell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1996No. 93-CF-1075PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Andre Powell, was indicted for second-degree murder while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-2403, -3202 (1996)) and convicted following a jury trial of the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter while armed (D.C.Code §§ 22-2405, -3202 (1996)) ,1 He argues for reversal on the ground that the trial court erred by providing the jury with a “reasonable efforts” instruction, over defense objection, after the jury indicated that it was deadlocked on the second-degree murder count. Appellant also contends that the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the…
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