Legal Opinion
Bates v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2003No. 97-CF-1896, 01-CO-1373, 02-CO-839PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed (premeditated) 1 and related weapons offenses. On appeal, he contends that the jury was misled when, in response to a jury note, the trial court reinstructed the jury on the element of premeditation, but without mentioning the element of deliberation. Appellant also asserts that the trial court abused its discretion when, after a post-trial hearing, the trial judge found that a juror was not biased against a defense witness and dispensed with appellant’s request to voir dire other…
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