Legal Opinion
Fearwell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 2005No. 03-CF-662PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, appellant, Steven L. Fearwell, was convicted of willfully failing to appear in court (with respect to an assault charge), in violation of the District of Columbia bail reform statute, D.C.Code § 23-1327(a) (2001). On appeal, Mr. Fear-well challenges the trial court’s refusal to give his requested jury instruction regarding the definition of willfulness under the statute. Specifically, he requested an instruction that special circumstances affected his ability to appear in court. He also argues in essence that the trial court committed reversible error…
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