Legal Opinion
Ford v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 2007No. 00-CF-671PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
A jury found London Ford guilty of armed manslaughter, assault with a dangerous weapon (ADW), and related weapons offenses. The ADW conviction was based on evidence that on June 21, 1999, Ford pistol-whipped Richard Black after Black had mistakenly crashed into and damaged appellant’s car, then failed to make good (entirely) on his promise to pay for the damage. The manslaughter conviction stemmed from evidence that, following the pistol-whipping, Ford armed himself and went to Black’s “territory” with Jimmy Shelton to further demand payment (telling Shelton that if…
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