Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. Dass
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 2010No. 09-CV-950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Associate Judge:
On June 2nd, 2009, a jury determined that Dr. Krishna Dass was not liable for the death of Ms. Roylestine Bowman, Qui-ta Blackwell’s mother. The trial court subsequently denied Ms. Blackwell’s motion for a mistrial. On appeal, appellant contends the trial court erred in its decision, asserting she was entitled to a mistrial because (1) the jury disregarded the court’s instructions, (2) the court imper-missibly revised the verdict sheet after deliberations had begun, and (3) the verdict was a result of coercion to end deliberations quickly. For the reasons below, we…
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