Legal Opinion
Hart v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 2004No. 03-CF-256PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRuiz, Associate J.
Appellant was charged with aggravated assault while armed and possession of a prohibited dangerous weapon. See D.C.Code §§ 22-404.01(a), 4502(a) & 4514(b) (2001). At trial, she claimed she acted in self-defense against the complaining witness’s unprovoked aggression. In the course of doing so, she sought to present evidence of the complainant’s reputation for violence, in addition to evidence of her prior specific acts of violence. The court permitted evidence of specific acts only and excluded reputation evidence. The trial court also limited the defense’s cross-examination of the…
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