Kwakye v. District of Columbia

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This case presents for our decision what procedure is necessary for review in the trial court of hearing commissioners’ actions. Given the provisions for such review by the trial court under D.C.Code § 11-1732(c)(5) (Supp.1984) 1 and our responsibili ty to regulate in the trial court all matters relating to appeals (D.C.Code § 17-302 (1981)), we remand this case for a review on the record of the issues raised on appeal.

After a non-jury trial before a hearing commissioner, appellant Kwasi Kwakye was convicted of fleeing the scene of an accident involving damage to…