Legal Opinion
Travers v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 2015No. 13-CF-645PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Senior. Judge:
Appellant, David Travers, appeals several felony assault and mayhem convictions arising out of an incident occurring on October 6, 2012. He contends that the trial court erred in not allowing him to testify about certain matters involving the complaining witness which - he - maintains would have bolstered his claim of self-defense. We agree and reverse the convictions.
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In October 2012, Travers resided with the complaining witness: his older sister, Rosaline Bethel, in her Southeast apartment. At that time, she was in her early sixties and he was in his early fifties.…
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