Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1989No. 85-1272PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Claiming that his actual role in a contretemps with the police four and a half years ago was that of a good Samaritan, Thomas A. Jones appeals from his conviction of assaulting and interfering with a police officer (APO) in violation of D.C.Code § 22-505(a) (1981). He contends that the trial judge committed reversible error in refusing to instruct the jury with respect to the circumstances under which an individual has the right to use reasonable force in defense of a third person. We agree with Jones that, on the evidence presented, he was entitled to such an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Stack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Montgomery v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Fersner v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Wilson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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